Half Way "13:21.9N 35:57.5W"
VulcanSpirit
Richard & Alison Brunstrom
Sun 5 Dec 2010 16:29
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We're not quite sure where halfway is - or rather,
was, because we have declared it passed. We decided that 1500nm to go would be
halfway, but we have sailed some way from the direct route in a largely
fruitless search for wind during the first half which will therefore be longer
than the second (we hope!).
Anyway, we're now sailing nearly due west at last,
and have been for the last 24 hours - but rather more slowly than we'd like
because the Trade Winds though present at long last are much weaker than we'd
expected. Ah well, such, it seems, is life at sea.
The phrase 'Trade Winds' comes from the Latin verb
'trado' meaning constant or consistent. It seems that its modern connotation of
winds facilitating trade with the West Indies and the Americas is a fortuitous
coincidence - unless of course the etymology of 'trade' shows a link to 'trado'.
We have no internet access, so can't check.
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