----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, February 08, 2010 2:39
PM
Subject: Progress to Panama
Position 15 29 30 N 066 03 121
W
We left Antigua at 5.40pm caribbean time (GMT
-4). We have now had two nights at sea.
Weather has been good but unfortunately our
autopilot only lasted 8 hours so we have had to handsteer.
This has been a great incentive to learn to use
the Hydrovane but it seems to work better in some conditions than
other.
We have had to motor quite a bit, probably 16
hours as there was not enough wind, but we are now sailing nicely at 7-8
knots.. lets hope that this continues..
We now have 888 miles to go.
New mast looks great and she is sailing very
nicely.