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Erasmos
Ron Stubbington
Wed 4 Nov 2009 13:27
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Erasmos left Gibraltar at 8:50 am on the 3rd.
With tide in our favour and current and wind against us we struggled out of the
harbour and into Gibraltar Strait. About 2:00 pm we made the decision to
cross the shipping lanes with all the freighter traffic. We then
hugged the coast of Africa until we cleared the entrance. Set course
almost due west. Early this morning we finally got enough wind to shut the
engine off and proceed under sails alone.At the moment we have a light breeze
and are proceeding at 4.7 knots. Nice and sunny and all is well with
everyone.
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