Day 5
Kahia
Paul and Catherine Davis
Thu 15 Dec 2011 16:30
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16:28.31N 39:35.47W
Just before nightfall we tacked downwind, which required
setting up the spinnaker pole out to port. This was quite difficult
with our good boat speed, large quartering seas and the risk of a jibe when both
working on the foredeck. All went well and about two hours later the wind
shifted to East South East, making it a much more comfortable ride surfing down
the waves, now dead astern.
We moved our sleeping quarter from the aft cabin to the
stbd saloon bunk for a better sleep in the rolling motion.
Funny thing this morning is the experience to see the
sun rising later and later. The time zone travel has just dawned on us. As we
are writing at 16.00 UTC navigational clock and have set the ships clock to
Antigua time back four hours to 12 noon. Lucky we have some time to
adapt.
1274 NM to go!
Thanks Russell for your texts, they are getting through
ok. Great to hear from you and getting weather info on the low forming
north of us is very helpful.
It is big discussion on the Magellan net in the mornings
and we are trying to listen into Herb tonight at 19:00 to prepare our
strategy, ready for a safe journey!
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