Day 7 Over Halfway
Kahia
Paul and Catherine Davis
Sat 17 Dec 2011 17:27
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15:46.87N 44:48.44W
The position at 16:15 UTC gives us 979 NM to go! We did
1142 NM in one week and are really excited as our hopes are up to be in Antigua
for Christmas.
All people on the group-photo in Sao Antonio are now
crossing the Atlantic and it is good to hear familiar voices on the SSB radio.
Unfortunately Egret, who we first wanted to leave with, if we had not been
delayed, have a problem with their rudder and for many days are struggling
making their way at 2 to 3 kts SOG , which is less then half of our speed.
Several boats have dropped by to give support and extra fuel, which shows how
effective an SBB net is, where everybody is also able to
discuss sailing issues and weather after the Roll Call. Our jobs list
is growing. We have to get the SSB transmitting sorted and the generator,
which is not charging the batteries lately. We will not bore you with the rest
of the list.
Unfortunately we lost our solar shower bag over board,
it snapped off the rope... what a pity, it was such a good alternative to our
boat shower.
To be honest, it is so hot, that we rather have cold
showers to cool off.
The fish last night was a delight. We had a feast with
boiled fresh red cabbage and potato puree to celebrate our Mid-Atlantic
arrival.
Today is baking day. The bread is just rising and
a nut roast will give us something different to chew on
tonight.
We are glad we are still sailing, as we thought the wind
would die down today and force us to motor, but here we are still letting the
Hydrovane steer us to our destination.
Thank you Sabine for your texts, they are cut off at the
end, remember 160 characters only for SMS, but you can send two or more in a row
if the message is longer! Russ you are a star, shining on us with your texts,
weather support and updates.
It is hard to get our heads around England being wrapped
in cold and seeing the first snow. So keep well warm and cosy everybody back
home.
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