18.21N 55.26W 23rd May 2011
Mojo 2
Andrew Partington
Mon 23 May 2011 13:36
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Getting close now with only 350NM to
go!!
Yesterday we had a good following wind until
mid-afternoon. The wind really dropped of then and at times hit only 3-4 knots.
Over the course of the afternoon it did pick up to around 8-9 knots and still,
thankfully, from behind us. We were all thinking we were going to hit a total
calm like we did at the start of this leg but, eventually, in the evening we
again saw 10-12 knot winds but they had turned south to be lying at 90 degrees
to our port side. Overnight we made good progress but earlier in the day had
cost us and over 24 hours only made a total of around 109NM.
Today we have a calm sea and wind around 10 knots
but it has turned further south and is threatening to become a headwind. If this
happens we will struggle to make progress without a mailsail.
If the wind drops right out altogether we will have
another go at repairing the main halyard. Having the mailsail back would be of
great assistance to us right now.
It's looking as though my son Robert may head over
to join us in the Caribbean for a coupkle of weeks. He is just trying to get his
passport organised. It would be great to see him after us being away from home
now for about 7 weeks.
Sorry, not much more to report but all aboard well
and looking forward to a spell on land.
Andrew Partington
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