Bermuda to Azores Sunday 12.5.13
Persephone... Cruiser/Racer
Nigel & Karen Goodhew...
Sun 12 May 2013 17:24
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Today has been baking day. Karen has made a sponge
cake and a loaf of bread.
Nigel has been busying himself wiith other things
on deck. At one point, teamwork was required, for a peel change to increase from
No 3 to No 2 genoa. This required Mrs Nav to step into the pit and pull the
halyards etc...which she did replete in her pinny!
Later, dressed in oilies, Nigel helped with the
washing up....well we are a team, in it together...
Our dramatic leak from yesterday has been dry. We
have studied it carefully on both tacks, and the sense of relief on board is
palpable.
We are out here in the mid Atlantic, looking for
windshifts in order to ease the task of a further 600 mile beat (upwind sail for
you non sailors). We think we have spotted two today, and took advantage.
However we are not as far north as Phil, our weather routing sailing guru, would
have us, and will spend another night, we think, on starboard, trying to get
further north.
It has been pleasant today, though now, 1700UT, it
has just clouded over and the temperature has dropped markedly.
Position as at 1700 UT is;
38 08.305N 41 17.227W
The going upwiind is slow, but otherwise, all
well.
Off to enjoy Madeira Cake, with chocolate spread
and a cup of coffee!
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