2nd Day Flying Fish & Dolphins
Ile Jeudi
Bob and Lin Griffiths
Wed 27 Feb 2013 13:20
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15:23.59N 27:55.31W
Wednesday 27 February 2013 at 1200 UTC
Distance Run last 24 hrs 109 nm
Distance Run since start 198 nm
Distance to go 1850 nm
The wind is still very light so progress is slow,
but rather that than a white knuckle ride. Sleep is still hard to come by
as we get used to the rolling.
We had an email from one of the other two boats
giving positions 80 miles to the north and slightly more west than
us. They, 'Sloop John B' (USA) and 'Kwispel' (Belgian) can communicate
with eachother via HF radio (we opted for a satphone rather than HF) and we can
communicate with Kwispel via email.
We are still aiming to get south of the track at
the moment to get the best wind. This of course adds to the distance but
should take less time than the direct route if the forecasts are to be
believed.
We saw some flying fish for the first time
yesterday and one landed on deck last night. I managed to reach it from
the cockpit and return it to where it belongs. Just before writing
this I saw a pod of dolphins playing around the bow. Unfortunately Lin was
in bed so has missed it this time.
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