17 10N 40 03E
Dany II to the Philippines
John Ridsdel
Thu 13 Aug 2009 07:21
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17 10N 40 03E
Dany II
Aug. 13, 2009
...jibing down the Red Sea...we've lost track of
how many jibes we've done now, but it still beats going to weather in a choppy
sea!...last night was a terrific sail until the wind suddenly veered to the W
& it was time to jibe again...I can handle the main myself, but it takes the
2 of us to roll up the jib & reset the pole on the opposite side...the wind
also increased, so we put a couple of reefs in the main & we were still
doing 7 knts!...Dany II loves this kind of wind direction...unfortunately
because of 1knt. of current against us, we're only averaging about 5knts.
tho...but at least we're not having to use the engine & burn up precious
fuel...right now it looks like we'll be going straight to Aden since we don't
need to stop for more fuel...there are places we would like to stop, but in this
part of the world, just clearing in & out takes lots of time &
$$$!...today is another muggy gray day...we couldn't even see the sun until it
had been up for several hours...fishing is not off to a good start
today...another barracuda has committed suicide on our line...they are
edible in this part of the world, but having avoided them for so long since they
are a known carrier of ciguatera, we tend to throw them back & hope for
something better...we're keeping a close eye on weather changes now, it can
change very quickly & we have to react fast!...taking care of Dany's sails
is extremely important especially since they've got to last another 3,000 +
miles!!...as we get closer to the S end of the Red Sea, we are now encouraged to
ck in with a couple of groups motoring ships movements thru the area between
Yemen & Somalia...so today's challenge is figuring out how to program the
Iridium phone so we can call them quickly if we need any
assistance...unfortunately, the phone didn't come with a user's guide, so this
should eat up a few hours!...ciao! the crew & Dany
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