Bouncing around
Moorglade's Voyage
Ted Wilson
Wed 19 Jun 2013 16:10
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Our Position is 38: 27.04N 61:00.83W
Distance logged in last 24 Hours
149Nm
Weather and sea state at noon: Sunny,
warm 26C Strong SW 35 kts Big quartering sea.
Yesterday afternoon was very pleasant, the wind a
little less than predicted at 10 to 15 knots, the sun shone and all our gear
dried out. The main meal cooked by Jim of chicken and pasta was taken at lunch
time to take advantage of the conditions. Dolphins turned up after lunch and
stayed with us for a while. Jim prepared sandwiches to eat later when conditions
were expected to deteriate. Before dark we stowed the main and hanked on the
storm jib just in case.
The wind continued to rise through the night and by
my watch at 3 am we had just a well rolled headsail set and we had bourn away to
put the wind behind the beam. That is still the position the wind is blowing
hard but I cannot give you a figure as the twirly thing on the anemometer blew
away during the early morning. The waves are now large but lengthening and well
organised only occasionally does one hit us awkwardly bouncing us sideways and
sending water all over the place. We seem to be dry below, just a tiny leek from
a cable gland by the mast.
The crew is in good shape spending of watch time in
our bunks.
The blow is predicted to continue until the early
morning and then drop quickly. We are looking forward to that as a shower and a
shave are becoming a priority.
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