Day 8 Azores - Falmouth 47:07.049N 013:56.282W
Whisper
Noel Dilly
Fri 21 Jun 2013 08:19
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"20th June Day 8 Azores -
Falmouth"
A much speedier day with good winds and a
lively sea, giving us 5-7kts. We reefed the main early as several squalls
had past behind us and a short while later we were glad to have done
so. Overnight has given us long rolling swells on our beam which knocks
the gentler winds out of the sails, so progress is variable at 3--5kts but still
in the right direction with only 396nm to go! We are encouraged as we
have now turned the folded chart over and can see our destination.
Spotting ships is still amazingly difficult,
during the day one passed us on our port side at a distance of only 1.2nm, one
minute it was visible and the next it had disappeared below the
swell.
All is well, the sun is coming up and our
porridge is on the stove!
Photographs:
"Going.....going......gone!"
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