Diary update
Marinara
Ed Dolman
Thu 29 Jul 2010 14:16
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Good morning from
Tom.
Another beautiful day has dawned aboard
Marinara.
There has been little wind for the past 24hours +
which is dissapointing on the one hand since we've been unable to sail but
it has allowed us to recover from the previous 30+ hours. The engine pushes us
along at a steady 6.5kts. All ships batteries are fully charged and the reverse
osmosis water maker has miraculously changed salty sea water into gallons of
sweet tasting fresh water. Showers and shaves all round and we really feel quite
human again!
The last of the Bermudan milk has turned....... "no
problem" pipes up Dave! Out comes the powered milk which is carefully
mixed with his newly made "Fresh" water. The final result tastes very
good indeed!
Last nights watches were very pleasant afffairs:
2.5 hours on 5 hours off, Virtually cloudless skies, A bright full moon rising
over our stern, set into a star studded sky. Shimmering reflection on a smooth
dream like sea.
During the night we crossed the 65 mile wide Gulf
Steam. It was rather uneventful.....we had hoped to see something...... maybe
some wild life but nothing :( the only sign that we were really crossing it was
the fact that the sea temperature rose from 82F to 84F and has now droped
to 80F. We could also tell that the current was pushing us from L to R at about
3knts. by means of the yachts GPS navigation system.
Sam cooked up some lovely scrambled eggs for
breakfast and now we are thinking of throwing a line or two over the side to see
if we can catch some lunch or supper.
If all goes to plan in 24 hours time we should be
entering Long Island Sound at Montauk Point.
Yours aye
TOM
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