Doldrums
MALARKEY
Jo & Trevor Bush
Fri 3 Feb 2012 19:17
3:56N 81:08W
Started off well but that soon turned to
crap.
We are now virtually becalmed in the Doldrums. The
Doldrums is also known as the ITCZ which stands for the Inter Tropical
Convergence Zone. It should be called the Inter Tropical Crap Zone. What little
wind there is, is so flaky that it keeps changing direction. We have lost count
how many times the spinnaker has been up & down. We dont have enough fuel to
motor the whole way so we will have to tough it out. But only 32 miles over the
last 10 hours is a bit discouraging. Ho hum...worst things happen at
sea.
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