Bermuda to Azores, 9.5.13
Persephone... Cruiser/Racer
Nigel & Karen Goodhew...
Thu 9 May 2013 16:00
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Well, we seem to be settling into the trip
nicely.
A week and a day have passed since we left Bermuda.
We have covered something like 1200 miles.
Last night, we benefitted from a further veer in
the wind and for the last 12 hours or so we have been able to sail straight at
our target, which is, of course, Horta on the island of Faial, 770 miles
away.
Wise informants tell us that we will pass through a
squally front later on tonight and emerge on the other side with a backing
breeze, enabling us to tack and sail off to the north...though as things
lie, we are quite happy with our course made good at the moment. In about 2
hours we will be as far north as we have been so far on this passage, which was
at around 1800 UT on 6th May.
We have swopped books today...the Persephone book
club is in fairly constant session, and Nigel is learning the ways of Karen's
Kindle...Nigel has passed Karen the Martina Cole left on board by George in the
BVI's....which seems such a long time ago now.
Anyway, all well here, apart from the lack of any
further milk supplies.....we have some emergency dried milk somewhere,
though...
The daily run to 1500UT was our second highest at
142 Miles
Position at 1600UT is ;
33 43.212N 43
21.810W
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