Thursday June 10th
Vaquero
Thu 10 Jun 2010 12:15
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Position at 1200UTC 44 54.0N 31
59.3W
Becalmed again. Third time this trip and just
when I was making better progress. Never mind, it's a good opportunity to
have a bit of a muck out and dry the boat out. Last night when the
wind died, a thick fog rolled in, so I dropped the sails and retired to my bunk
for a good night's sleep. It has now burned off but it made everything
feel horribly cold and clammy. Looking at the grib files, I don't think
the breeze will fill until tonight or tomorrow, so this might be the moment to
make some fresh bread.
I'm trying to eat more. Whilst not having
suffered from sea sickness, the motion of the boat, violent at times, seems to
curb my appetite and I eat very little compared to when ashore. Whilst a
modest reduction in normal shorebased calories is probably a good
thing, I noticed that I was getting very tired and feeling weak. I would
guess that this is due to lack of fuel, and it will be interesting to see if it
makes a difference eating more.
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