Wind off Java!
Digiboat's "Product Testing"
Simon Blundell
Mon 7 Mar 2011 20:33
08:11.22S
108:42.37E
At last some
wind! We have covered some good miles today with a 15 knot following
breeze. But the real bliss is being able to sail again without the
engines running, The weather has also been kind to us with some rain in
the morning to fill the water tanks followed by some sun in the afternoon.
Expect to be in Lombok sometime Thursday and home on the
weekend.
This evening's
dinner was delicious roast chicken with potatoes and carrots, courtesy Bar and
various sous chefs.
Last night, while
motoring, our port propeller encountered some heavy hard object in the
water. There was a tremendous bang as it hit the blades. We stopped
the engine immediately as we thought there was an unusual vibration in the prop
shaft after the event. Simon went over the side this afternoon to
investigate. However there was no damage to the hull or the
propeller. This would not be an unusual event in these waters as we
quite often see large trees, stray buoys, heavy planks of wood, and other
objects floating in the ocean. One of these objects struck our hull the
other night, but again without damage.
Still no fish and no
rematch on the Scrabble today.
MC
8/1950z