Pitcairn 265 miles

Spindrift
David Hersey
Sun 15 Jun 2008 15:12

25:37.978 S  125:15.222 W

 

14/6/08   23:30

 

Still sailing gently.  No sunset tonight.  No moon either. Lots of cloud.

Wind remains NNE Force 4.

 

14/6/08  08:00

 

The wind died at 04:00 and we started motoring.  Dawn began as a pale yellow affair mostly obscured by broken cloud on the horizon.  It developed over a 20 minute period into a pretty outrageous psychedelic light show.  The hoped for dawn wind has yet to materialize.

 

14/6/08 12:00

 

Surprise surprise, it’s clouded over.  We have however been sailing since I went off watch at 9:00.  The wind is North Force 4 and we’re on course. Yesterday’s run was 151 miles, motoring for under 5 hours. Obviously we’d be doing better with a main sail. Pitcairn is another 265 so we should be in Tuesday AM.

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