ARC Day 23
Starcross Fair Log
Ross Wilson
Mon 13 Dec 2010 22:29
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Monday 13/12/10
Midday position 13:47.8N 55:15.1W
Plan +24 hours: continue great circle route to St
Lucia (333NM)
A lot can happen in 24 hours. Or not, at least maybe not to the
casual observer.
After some good night sailing and awesome shooting stars during
the early and middle watches, the later watch suffered a wind drop and
meterorite showers were replaced by downpours. During these balmy nights,
dress on deck has become appropriately informal, with life jacket* and
boxers** being my outfit of choice.
Slow progress continued through the morning. The long-awaited
wind shift (backing to NE) allowed us to get the main sail up for the first time
in a week, and the rest of the day was spent pushing the wind angle as hard as
possible to stay on course.
There will be no sign of land for a couple of days yet, but we
did see a bird this afternoon (almost blog worthy in it's own right) that
was clearly a land-based species. With arrival in St Lucia starting to
feel like it might actually happen and with a projected weakening of the
wind ahead, there is a renewed sense of urgency in maximising our boat speed and
making ground towards our party and flight deadlines.
Spaghetti hoops and fresh baked bread for lunch, with chilli con carne
followed by apple and blackberry crumble and cream for dinner.
Yummy.
Ross, Al, Al, Paul, Will
* compulsory
** optional/ intermittent |