Pacific? I don't think so!!!
'Sarf & West mate, Sarf & West'
Pete Bernfeld
Tue 11 May 2010 18:18
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07:02.312S 121:02.550W
Position at 1800 UTC 11/05/10
Daily run 153.9nm
Hmmmm. Since yesterday afternoon we've 'enjoyed'
winds of 30+kts and large seas. Fully-reefed main and gib, we turned down swell
last night to minimise the banging and crashing and so got a reasonable nights
sleep, although the helmsperson had to keep their eyes open as the autopilot
found the conditions a little trying :).
Interestingly, the wind generator suddenly sparang
to life and I eventually switched it off,
A) the noise was disturbing the 'helmsperson'
making them think the windspeed was absolutely horrific when it was only
appalling (joking, it never got above F7, the top end of).
B) We were actually overcharging the
batteries!
One minor annoyance is with all the bouncing around
the watermaker gets too much air in the system to work continuously and has to
be watched all the time. Mind you, witgh over half-tanks full and 1075nm to go
this is not a particular problem. Things are 'supposed' to calm down in the next
24 hours so I'll be able run it again then.
The Spaniard who named this Ocean 'Pacifico' was
having a laugh. It's not quite as bad as the last Atlantic crossing but this
weather is NOT IN THE BROCHURES!!!!!! AY WISH TO REGISTER A
COMPLAINT!!!!!!!
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