Re: 12:31.653N 65:51.171W
SV Eleonora
Michael A. Andronov
Sun 12 Nov 2017 23:16
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Sunset.
Tack... We are back on the port, going SE... Odometer says we made 757 nm from the begining of the trip... Calculations shows -- if correct -- that we are 240 nm from Grenada, as the bird would fly... I wish we could make that course... But since we are not a bird, neither Boing 747 ... we would have longer trip and more fun. Speaking about fun. The circus trick of today -- disassembling and re-assembling generator in the cocpit of the rolling boat. Why ? Because the pulling line, which starts the generator, has given up yesterday night. ( But started the generator before, which was nice... -) ). Passing-by birds were really puzzled by watching the cloun -- who should be the skipper -- jugling with the generator parts and tools in the dancing on the waves boat. Besides replacing the line, I managed to convince the electronincs to use the same magnetic variation. And the magic happened -- now all instruments are showing more or less the same bearings, courses, etc. A big relief since it has been always a bit of a dilemma to pick up which one to trust... ;-) So, we are doing OK. We are sailing in the right direction ( assuming the adjustments I made are correct... ). On that note, Have a great evening, Good night, Michael. ------------- SOG: ~6-6.5 kts COG ~165M WIND 98-105 M, ~15kts apperent wind ~36-40 port, ~19 kts... Straight line to Grenada -- 117M, and only if I could go that way... I would have had to make 238 nm... |