All swell
Fleck
Fri 10 May 2013 13:06
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Friday 10th May, 2013
Position: 8:10.7S 19:49.2W
Alls well, but tippy as the swell from the SE rolls
under the boat, which is now clawing back some south quite nicely: this means
that we can keep the gentle twin headsail rig up for another day, at least. The
wind strength has not varied by much for several days: 13 kts in the mornings,
16 at dusk and early evening. With both headsails unfurled we are doing about
4.5 kts, surfing up to 6 kts down the face of the waves: ideal really: as the
Aussies would say, 'No Dramas'.
Good in the galley last night though. I had some
frozen spinach from the store in Ascension Island, and this needed to be cooked
and gone, so I added it to my veggie curry. Of course the swell rolled through
at the moment critique, and so instead of going into the curry the boiling hot
mass of mulched and buttered spinach took flight and landed over me, the
chart table, and all points in between. I dropped the saucepan to grab a wet
cloth, and the pan landed with its rim on my big toe, upside down of course. In
the books they recomend that you wear your oillies to cook, but I havn't worn a
stitch for days, it is sweltering hot. A few red patches, and a bruise, so not
so bad. Kitchen roll good for cleaning the surfaces, minimises the need for
fresh water.
If anyone feels like dropping a line in the next
few days it would be nice to know what time it is on the east tip of Brazil,
relative to GMT/UT. No rush though, it will be at least another week before
landfall. The oft mentioned night entry problem will be compounded by
the wish to avoid strong tidal countercurrents in the river entrance
at Cabedelo as the yachties place is several miles
upstream.
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