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.