Position 13:36:00N 71:54:00E

Intsomi
Fri 22 Aug 2008 11:19
22 AUGUST 2008
Arabian Sea - Indian
Ocean
Day 8 of the Crossing The winds overnight were pretty light, but
sufficient to keep sailing, so we have still not used the motor and have done
over 1000 miles under sail.
This morning the light winds continued and the only
excitement was a rain squall early this afternoon when we were careering along
at over 9 knots - but only for a few minutes. That squall is the first
proper rain we have had since August 2007! The boat was still filthy with
Red Sea dust so the rain helped clean up a bit but it will take a lot of rain to
finish that job.
Light winds don't make for a fast passage and we
are now only five hours or so ahead of schedule. It looks increasingly likely that we will make landfall on
Monday. |