It's Just over the next wave 41:05.3N 70:33.0W
Ellatrout3
Sat 26 Jun 2010 21:57
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Personal message to Igor in
The Grand and Rory in Cooking Fat: Very many congratulations to you both on a
successful crossing, skilfully done and well executed from Roger and
Ella Trout
Day 35
Actually it is just over the horizon, I
hope?
It was one of the most beautiful nights I think I
have experienced, the moon was full the sea completely calm and it was warm
again and not a breath of wind. I took the sails down for an hour and had a
sleep. when I awoke a warm zephyr of wind was just arriving. Soon with this
light warm wind we were careening along at 4kts on this moonlit lake like smooth
sea it was absolutely beautiful, we were bathed in moon beams. My words
are not adequate to describe it. I even gave up the chance to sleep to
enjoy it. We kept this steady, not spectacular speed all night and most of
the following beautiful day.
For all that It has seemed extremely slow not
running at normal hull speed and crossing the Nantucket Shoals, as well
with its huge tidal stream first pushing us North/north east and
then South/southwest every six hours I felt we were getting nowhere.
In actual fact we haven't done too bad. Nevertheless the overriding feeling
today is I just want to get there, we're so close when you look at the Atlantic
as a whole but its still just out of reach.
In these light conditions it is difficult to know
when the wind generator is rotating fast enough to generate 12 volts and
with no battery meter the batteries have gone flat a couple of times before
I have put the engine on to charge them. Currently I have the battery locker
open and I have to test the batteries regularly with my AVO meter (glad I
brought it) to get some idea of their state.
Should get there tomorrow, Sunday, unless the wind
dies on us completely. I think the mast is safe in these
conditions!!!!!!!!
Position above at 2300 Hrs bst
Roger/Dad/Poppa
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