Nearly half-way

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AJ
Tue 11 May 2010 18:46
In less than 12 hours we should be passing the half way mark :-)
 
Day 9 looked like this:
We logged 159 nm
Our average speed was 6.6 knots
We ran the engines for an hour to charge the batteries.
Average wind speed was around 15 knots
At 18:00 yesterday we had 1739 nm to go before we make landfall.
 
Since 18:00 last night we have been flying and have rarely been going slower than 8 knots, so Day 10 should have a good average. Right now we have 1595 nm to go, which means that in 95 nm we will be half-ways.
 
Not much to report, except the waves are a bit steep and big, hitting us on the beam, so the ride is quite bumpy, but with the speed we have now, we don't mind.
 
Onwards to Marquesas we go :-)
 
- Andreas
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