Day 17 - photos from last week
Ugcxatlantic
Sun 7 Dec 2008 18:29
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15:20.10N
46:24.50W
Sunday afternoon.
After a sunny Saturday we experience today some scattered clouds with misty
light rain. Steady wind from east north-east at strength 8 -12 kn provides a
smooth gliding through the waters with 4.5 kn at course 270 degree.
We are mostly on a starboard tack. We are at the outskirts of an
enlarging north east wind pattern which will give us more steady wind, though
it's still too mild to fully enjoy. Our electronic fluxgate compass has gone mad, it's
150 degree out and the magnetic as well is 30 degree off. For our
direction we rely on the GPS which causes no problem at all. Last night we had some excellent head direction from
the moon, which is 'sitting' in the west, provided a nice
enlighten pathway on the sea surface towards our exact target.
We have seen few boats since we left Puerto Rico.
Only the first two nights we run into a towing boat and a cruise ship, both
at collision course and we had to amend course and speed (with engine) to avoid
any inconvenience. Since then nothing but now we haw two sailing yachts in sight
at far distance starboard side.
70% of the journey is completed as we speak.
850 theoretical miles
left.
After 11 days: 1400 miles, half done, worth
a toast: - Pancakes, blueberry jam and a
brandy - perfect mix,
Arvid; perhaps it would be better to put the
trousers before you put on the rain coat. Drying day after 2-3 days of
heavy rain
"Hitch hikers"on top of the solar cell panels -
they sat there all night not scared by the camera blitz (at 1
mtr.)
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