Fw: 14 days at sea
Boundless 1
Richard Clennett
Tue 3 May 2011 19:42
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10.30 S 130.10
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Two weeks today since we left Academy Bay, Santa
Cruz.
The last three days have been sunny and
clear.Nights too have been mostly clear with an odd light shower
accompanied by increased winds. Last night we had stars from horizon to horizon
with our trusty friend the Southern Cross now higher in the sky to the
south.
Trades have lightened off and are predominantly
easterly which means we are about 80 miles now below the rhumb line from
Galapagos to Fatu Hiva. Trying to maintain our latitude, or creep back up
towards the line whenever we can. We only have about 1/2 knot of current
with us at present. Wearing main and gennaker whenever we can.
Fishing continues inspite of a complete line and
lure (hand crafted by Dickie) leaping overboard, and the loss of another! We're
now hoping as we get closer to the islands there will be more fish about! We are
persistent if not successful! Every morning we do a collection of flying fish
that have joined us overnight!
Geoff and John cooked a beautiful scrambled egg,
bacon and tomato brunch today which we enjoyed with a Bloody Mary. Dickie and
John are now working on the generator (while the sea is only 1 metre and they
can work in the engine compartment on a more even surface and
without the sea joining them), Geoff and I reading as we continue to
head west. As I write we have 505 miles to go and all is well on board. We
should arrive at Fatu Hiva on friday 6th our time.
Have heard the news on BBC of Osama Bin Laden's
demise.
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