20:23.177N 029:11.238W mid Atlantic
Lotus
Sat 28 Nov 2009 20:26
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We've had to change direction today as the sail
plan we were using overnight was right on it's limit ( needed to be used at
a higher wind angle), so despite the fact that we are still several hundred
miles north of St Lucia (but still 1850 miles away) we've headed west to make
best use of the winds. We hope to do a better total today compared
with yesterdays paltry 134miles. We should also be able to stay in an area
of slightly stronger winds (and faster sailing) at this latitude. Despite
having downloaded some weather data using the Sat phone our choice of route is
still partly guess work, we have seen a few other yachts which has given us
a little bit of confidence that we're not being complete fools. We've seen
plenty of flying fish, all except Duncan that is, he swears we're making it up
as every time he gets up to have a look they stop become flying fish and become
swimming fish, he did nearly get one in the face in the early hours though, it
landed on the side decks and he gallantly returned it to the
sea.
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