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The Snark on The ARC
Ben Little
Fri 13 May 2011 01:16
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Hi Folks,
We had a great time in Bermuda but it had to end
and were all anxious to get out to sea. A fond farewell to all the friends
we have made and safe passage to all the yachts and especially those coming our
way shortly (Chimera, TrippleD, OtraVida,Rain Maker and Tzigane). Please
remember to pick up anything we may drop overboard on the way and we will always
welcome an email update from you guys. Thanks to Jo for showing us the
sights in Hamilton and the south shore.
So we are now on the way to Horta. Thanks to
the Wind Witch we now have a gale up our backside and we are making great
progress at an average speed of around 8.5 Knots. We have managed a peak
speed of 16.6 Knots and we hope to bang out a couple of 200 mile days before the
wind runs out. However we may need to put some sun in our weather request
as it is a little wet and rainy out here and just a little cool. It was
actually quite full on when we left the wind was gusting above 35Knots and we
were proceeding under double reefed main sail and bimini, but has settled to
between 20 and 30 Knots which from behind is quite manageable. There is
quite a seaway with as forecast waves running around 12-15 ft in places, I am
sure we will see larger on our way.
Wind looks good for the next few days but we will
have to head North a little when the wind comes around to the south or we
may catch the south side of the Atlantic high which is re-establishing
itself.
Food is ready so I will sign off for now and enjoy
our Chicken and Aubergine Curry, which Snark Vets will recognise as a
traditional first night out meal. Mike will probably opt for some soya
sauce topping but we are trying to civilise him.
Ben and the Crew of The Snark
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