Day 4. Sailing south west 150nm off the coast of Mauritania
Synijinsky
Sun 13 Nov 2022 15:53
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20:39.2N 021:56.1W
Average Speed: 7.1kt. Trip:
592nm. Wind N F4. Dist
to Destination 285nm.
We turned off the engine at 07:30 and sailed on a broad
reach at about 5-5 to 6kts. Wind has picked up during the day and we are
now running downwind at 7.5kts with poled out Yankee, poled out staysail and
preventer set on the main. Wind looks good for the rest of the voyage so
ETA Mindelo is likely to be early Tuesday morning, hope they have a berth but we
will probably be anchored out in the bay because we are late to the
party.
Continuing with our cleaning theme we have managed to do
most of our clothes washing but definitely need to buy more pegs in
Mindelo.
George is performing well but occasionally (once every
3-4 hours) forgets how to communicate with his Garmin brain. Despite this we
would still give him a B for achievement and effort.
(Perhaps Neil could speak to Garmin on Monday and find
out if during the installation set up we should select Class A Drive, Class B
Drive, Solenoid or "Other" for the 12V Anderson Pump. We did have it set
to "Other" but it was using too much power. We have now set it to
"Solenoid" and it is a lot better i.e. slower response and less power
hungry. BUT occasionally we get " Autopilot CCU Lost communication with
ECU" error. Do Garmin know what is causing this and which drive we should
select?)
Last night's Spaghetti Bolognaise was excellent and
tonight we are all looking forward to Skips' Chicken in Cream and Garlic sauce
with boiled potatoes pan fried in garlic and assorted vegetables.
Should we have white or red wine?
We have just been joined by a school of about 20-30
dolphins playing in our wake on both sides of the boat. Fabulous to
see.
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