South of Sri Lanka 04 50.32N 81 41.928E
Yachtsongster
Brian Palmer
Mon 24 Jan 2011 10:59
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We said a sad farewell to Skylark 2 with whom we
have sailed the last 1000 miles. Their autpilot was giving them
concern so they decided to divert to Galle, Sri Lanka whilst we continued on our
roller coaster passage to the Maldives. The winds are good 20
knots from the NE but the sea is extremely confused with a 2-3 m swell making it
a very uncomfortable passage. We are not making the
speeds we did yesterday as we need to put up more sail but the thought of
heading into this sea to increase sail is just out of the question.
Our course is taking us westwards around 60 odd
miles south of Sri Lanka before we start to head northwestwards to the top of
the Maldives. All is well on board.
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