Day 259 - Panama - Galapagos Passage - Day 6

Silk Sheets
Ben Shute & Fiona Kennelly
Tue 21 Apr 2009 04:54

Thursday 9th April - As of midnight day-6 we were at position 2:18.56N 83:54.56W

 

Just before midnight the Spinnaker wrapped itself around the forestay. This was not a fun time as Dad called to me I arose to find an absolute mess. After about 1 and a half hours of hard work we managed to free the sail with out to much destruction.

 

The winds are just so light here that we would be absolutely stranded with out it however flying it at night is always a big risk especially when Dad is on watch.

 

Day 259

Destination – Galapagos Passage Day 6

Traveling Direction – South West

Average Speed – ? Slow

Total distance – 74.0

Travel Time – 24h