Sunday, 10th Dec 2006: Whistle down the wind, (please)!
Fleck
Sun 10 Dec 2006 12:50
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Noon position; 16.27N, 42.11W
24 hour distance
run: 126 n miles
Estimated position tomorrow ?another 125 miles due
west?
Hi everyone,
We have had much less wind these last 24
hours. Together with a forecast that the trades will break up for a while
over the Central Atlantic, we have become just a little anxious about our ETA:
we should never have thought about it!! Our reduced speed yesterday has put our
ETA back to 8pm UTC on the 18th, but this calculation is based entirely on
maintaining our average speed for the trip so far for the rest of the
journey.
When we've seen all the forecasts for today we have
to decide if we can escape to an area of more wind, or sit tight.
This apart the weather is glorious, but still not
too hot that we can't sleep. We can't sleep because of the rock and roll, this
comes from the ocean swell as much as the local wind, so we are still bouncing
about.
Still no fish, but have been trying, and have lost
two complete lines. I am on my last one now so being careful. Geoff saw a fish,
about half a metre long, by the boat yesterday, so they must be there. Just need
to get one of them in Vicky's coconut and lime sauce (before the last
lime goes rotten!).
Geoff adds;
Amazingly, we are still speaking to each other
after two weeks now of confinement! The day has it's routine, usually with
me on deck watching the sun rise, R gets up with the first cup of tea and then
we launch or big lure, the swivle for the towed generator. With some amps
on line, we can start the watermaker and fill the solar shower. Now quite
soon after breakfast, we have to send our noon position and then it's time to
bake some bread for lunch. The afternoon is very gentle, we both have some
heavy reading, then it's shower time before too late, and then a big discussion
about the evening meal.
Listening to the radio net is still entertaining,
but almost every other day there is someone with a problem, so we are very
grateful that Fleck is well -founded and we continue to sail somewhat
cautiously, or at least, well within our capabilities. Seems to be
working.
So, sme decent winds please ladies - 20knots from
ENE would be welome. See what you can do.
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