Just Over the Horizon 39:29.7N 23:34.8W
Ellatrout3
Sun 29 May 2016 13:00
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The weather persists in resisting my efforts to
get west, I suspect the wind gods are making me pay for going round their storm.
It has certainly been up hill this last 24 hours, and the last 600 miles! There
has been some sun but there has also been lots of squalls and heavy rain. It's
pouring down at the moment. This has meant, day and night, lots taking
reefs and then, a few hours later, shaking them out again, always with the wind
ahead. On one ocassion I thought I saw something fall on the deck when taking
the second reef. I did; when hoisting the mainsail later the second reef didn't
come out, the shackle must have come undone and fallen overboard. That wasted me
an hour, fortunately it was during the day so we're now working
fine.
The next storm is due over the Azores on Tuesday
and with still 160 miles to go it looks like it is setting out the welcome mat
because that's about the time I shoulds arrive. Hopefuly it will be daylight and
I can get safely into the marina.
I have just heard a ship talking to a yacht on the
radio checking that they will pass safely. I couldn't hear the yacht but ship
was quite clear which suggests there maybe a Jester some 30 to 50 miles
away.
Nothing else to report just wish we could get some
decent Azorian weather which is what I came for!
Poppa/Dad/Roger
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