Day 2 - rip in mainsail
Blue Note
Marco M.
Wed 7 Feb 2018 16:41
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Date: Wednesday 7/2/18 - Time: 12:00 Atlantic Time Position 15:16.594N 66:17.376W COG 251T SOG 7.1kt, Wind 67T 20.2 kt, Temperatures: Air 28 C Barometer: 1016.2 hPa Sailed distance since departure: 286 NM Last 24h Sailed Distance: 159 NM Last 24h Decrease Distance on rhumb line: 153 NM Time since departure: 1d 19h 00m Average Speed since departure: 6.64 kt Average VMG since departure: 6.34 kt Average VMG speed last 24h: 6.39 kt Intention: sail to Obaldia, Panama Distance to End on rhumb line: 764 NM ETA : Monday Feb 12, 2018 @ 13:00 Detailed Track: https://share.garmin.com/svBlueNote Last night we had few squall and winds increased to about 28-30 kts for few minutes. All was good and the boat handled very well. But unfortunately few hours later a rip in the old mainsail open at the 1st reef height. This is the same old mainsail that had rip while sailing to the Caribbean in 2016 with Riccardo. We had fixed and we were using for "coastal" cruising, while using a new mainsail for passages. It would have been prudent to make the change before leaving Antigua, but since the "reduce" distance of the passage and the work involved in changing a mainsail, we had skipped for this time.  Etienne reading time  Lucia reading time  Sunset in the Caribbean Sea, heading west. (before rip in mainsail)  Waves pushing Blue Note |