Day 5
Petronella
Wed 2 Jan 2013 21:49
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19:29.18N 22:29.77W (at 2130)
2 January 2013
 Another good day sailing under blue skies and
sushine. It is definitely getting warmer now.
Monty the Monitor Self Steering is proving most
reliable even in these boistorous downwind conditions. He doesn't seek much
attention, doesn't need feeding and doesn't complain. Glad we brought him
along.
Tina saw a turtle swimming by this morning, seemed
to be heading for Africa some 240miles to go!
Some minor problems today to keep us on our toes, a
few waves have dumped into the cockpit, one finding its way into the engine
compartment through a ventilator, and another added more salt than planned to
Tina's excellent beef strogonoff. All mopped up now.
We actually saw a ship today, a cruise ship out of
Cape Verde bound for the Canaries. Martin had a chat via radio to the officer on
the bridge who confimed he had picked us up on the AIS (Automatic Identification
System) at a good range which was reassuring.
We are working one watch in three through the night
which is not too onerous and most watches pass with little to do or report. Wind
still around 25knots, occasionally up to 30.
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