Day 1
Sonas
Malcolm McPherson / Rich Butterworth
Sun 29 May 2011 21:22
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Escorted by a pair of dolphins we departed
Falmouth harbour at 15:15 local time yesterday, and now are in posn 18:59:2N
60:29:6W.
Which means that we have covered over 150
miles since leaving, not bad really since there is a large area of relatively
high pressure which is giving us some very light and variable breezes.
Consequently the engine has been chugging
away almost continuously since leaving. On the plus side, that has allowed us to
have the watermaker on long enough to fill the tanks and also to get
the main fridge cold enough to explode Coke cans.
I'm glad to say that Shipwrights at
Woodstock and the Riggers at Antigua rigging seem to have done an excellent job
of the repairs carried out in Antigua, it's reassuring to have a solid deck
and a furler which runs smoothly.
The fishing efforts have started and so
far it looks as though scurvy is not going to be a problem as we seem to be very
adept at catching sea vegetables. (No takers so far)
Apart from that everyone is settling back
into the routine of life at sea and keeping a watch system.
R
Hey folks! First message of crew member Benedikt on
Sonas: To my mother, my father, my sisters, the whole familiy and all the
friends - it's an easy journey so far. I hope we will find more wind in the
north. See you in July and all the best.
B
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