Back to the UK - Atlantic Ocean - Day 9
Rainmaker
Donald Macdonald
Mon 10 May 2021 19:10
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Position 28.08.6N 49.14.2W
1st Thing. John hopes the operation went well today and
all is good with Jean. Keep Well.
Slow day and night, well night better. Presently have
4-5 knots of breeze and managing a boat speed of 2 knots at times. Last night
the wind came up a little to 8-9 knots which is enough to move us along at 5
knots so feel contented. This morning at dawn wind dropped to present levels for
a couple of hours then managed 7-8 knots so moved along 4-4.5 knots. This
reduction in the afternoon must be the sea breeze kicking in,
 . Our heading was not too bad but now has
gone very northerly, bad.We must almost be on the shipping main road as 2 ships
last night 9 and 3 miles away, one going to the Panama Canal from
Bilbao and the other to Italy from the canal.
Got a water leak that comes from an unidentified source.
You would think it was easy to find in these benign conditions, I think I have
to cut open a panel to view as area I think coming from nil access, sealed hole.
Job for the land I think.
Dinner this evening will be Chicken & Vegetable
soup, cheese then sliced peaches in juice.
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