31.26:66N 062.47:30W
Tioram 4
Tina & Tony
Sat 15 May 2010 16:39
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Date 15 May 11:35 boat time
Hello from Tioram
More of the same over the last 24 hours with light
winds first from the west so we sailed with the cruising chute up an then
as expcected from the NE when we turned on the motor. This was as expectd in the
forecasts. We are now heading NE, motoring, looking for the new wind
which all the forecasts tell us should be here soon. Then hopefully we start
sailing again.
The night was clear and dry but there is
definaitely a chill in the air now compared to the Caribbean and waterproof
bottoms are required to stop the damp when seated. Its much cooler down below
where sleeping at night is easier. Forecast for the next few days looks
promising as we turn for the Azores.
The night watches were pretty uneventful with good
star watching and amusement from Bermuda radio contacting boats that were
arriving in their waters overnight. They sound just like Portland coastguard
with a very British accent. I think we are
agreed that had we known we would have to come this far north we could have
scheduled a stop for a few days. Topics of conversation on the night watch were
varied with Tina describing some of the great days they had in the Caribbean and
John explaining to Tina the nuclear processes that take place in the sun. We
don't need sleeping pills on this boat: 15 minutes with John is
enough.
The day was spent washing clothes and cleaning,
the skipper looking decidly glum at the state of his water tanks. John
served up his spag bol ala boat but bemoaned the boat's wine cellar as we had
forgotten to provision up with red wine in Antigua to add that bit of flavour
(and enable him to have a crafty sip to make sure it was suitable). The
skipper is practicing his sun sights and John had a whipping and splicing
masterclass yesterday afternoon for the younger sailors.
The Ula award continues to hard fought
with many acts of unsurpassed thoughtfulness amongst the crew. Cups of tea at
watch change are noted and washing up when its not your turn scores highly
as did Malte's banana milkshake to use up the bananas going a little too
ripe. However I think the skippers
chearful demeanour in the face of unsurpassed water use probably swayed the
day.
As you can see not a lot is happening on the good
ship Tioram at the moment.
Happy birthday to Moira from the crew.
Cheers from Tioram
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