Day 10: Another Rainy Day
38:44N 40:10W 541 miles west of Horta, Azores. Friday 10th June
2011 Last night we were heading to
Iceland with the wind on the nose. It was a very dreary night, full of
drizzle, squalls and more thunder storms. But after sun rise the
wind veered to the south west. We now have 12 – 20 knots from the south
west and are sailing along nicely. We have had quite a lot of rain but
the sun is now out and it is once again hot on deck. It would be perfect
if it wasn’t for the swell from the south, right on the beam causing us to roll
like crazy. Still hoping to arrive on
Tuesday although we need to speed up or lose this current if we are to arrive
at a decent time. It is forecast to be light winds from behind tomorrow
so we have rigged the lines for the poles in anticipation of poling out the
headsail, in case the forecast is right for once! The engine repair with the magic
epoxy putty seems to be holding, but fortunately we haven’t had to do too much
motoring to thoroughly test it. Not much else to say really –
still no wildlife and no ships today. Mary & Alan Position at 1830 UTC 9/6/11 38˚ 43N 40˚ 07W Wind: 240˚T/ 16 kts COG / SOG: 100˚T / 6.2 540nm to Horta. |