Gwylan
Charles Manby
Mon 23 Nov 2009 23:29
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By noon today we had completed 178nm in 23 hours,
bit less with the start drama. Will we make it to a 200nm
day?
Bit of a parasailor drama in the night with the
wind gusting to 25kn, so James and Tom took it down, with just a incy little
twist! Then at dawn we poled out the foresail and have been making a very
steady 8 knots on course 230 south. Going south to the butter melts, we
are staying a bit east as we think that the wind will die away for those a bit
north and west. Still aiming for 20N 30W as the turn, now 750nm
away!
Big event of the day has been fishing! And see what
we got - Mahi Mahi, so far eaten raw as Sashimi, to be cooked for dinner.
Lunch you will be glad to know was Gazpacho, avocado and lettuce salad,
accompanied by Nicky Manby's signature bread. Delicious.
The watermaker works, James has made the SSB HF
Radio work so we have two means of communication. The cafetiere is no more
due to a big wave. Plastic bag had to be removed from the seacock intake to the
fridge pump.
Sunny all day, bit of cloud appearing
now.
One of our fellow competitors has lost his rudder
but better here than 1000nm west; he is being towed into Las
Palmas.
So just about perfect - not missing many of you
much!!
PS now midnight, delicious fish and chips supper, clear starry night.
275nm down so that is 97 since midday so she can do 200 nm in a day!! Just
had another Oyster 56 within 5 miles. |