Tropic of Cancer
Neroli
Charles Tongue
Thu 27 Nov 2008 18:15
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21:50.00N
20:45.65W
Tropic of
Cancer.......
Our noon day
run was 127 miles, not quite our best so far but an improvement and we are
heading south west at 7 to 8 Kn at the moment with the spinnaker up and working
hard. If this continues we will have our best 24 hour run by midday
tomorrow - meanwhile everything could change! The weather pattern is
complicated and we are making for the lattitude of 18 degrees north which we
hope will take us into settled tradewinds. North of this lattitude there
are unsettled conditions with some headwinds, large areas of calm and, closer to
the east side of the Atlantic, stronger winds. In the early hours of the
morning we crossed the Tropic of Cancer and are at present over 200 miles west
of Cap Blanc, Mauritania. We plan to skirt just north of the Cape Verde
Islands and then head across towards St Lucia.
 The skipper
is missing Francoise but has found a
substitute!!
Graham hard at work in the cockpit!
These pictures
illustrate how the work around Neroli is evenly distributed. Charlie, the
skipper, is usually to be found in the office (chart table) or in the engine
room. Lou and Henry are often found preparing delicious dishes for our gourmet
meals and Graham....... well the picture tells all! We have hardly seen any
wildlife but yesterday saw our first pod of dolphins and we have seen
a Stormy Petrel and a few Shearwaters.
We are all
well and enjoying some wonderful sailing conditions but look forward to when the
butter melts and we can turn right! We seem to be doing quite well when we
compare our positions with others taking part in the ARC but have no other
yachts in sight.
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