Autopilot failed southern ocean
Hollinsclough - Is the World Round?
Fri 16 Apr 2010 09:50
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Ice berg convergance zone of the Southern Ocean,
South Atlantic.
52.00.00 S 34.55.00 W Wed 14th
About 175 miles north of South Georgia, first bergs
seen 75 miles out, after two evenings of ice berg watch the clutch on the
autopilot drice ram failed. Have a spare course pack computer but not a spare
ram.
Almost clear of the ice and all good wind but we
have to come about. Hand stearing 30 min watches almost into the wind, the very
wind had been so kind to drive us out. Evenings hove to on steady slow
drift.
Considered imposible to hand stear forwards for
Tristan.
South Georgia return R Us.
Keep your fingers crossed for some wind turn for
us.
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