Tequila Sunrise ~ Day 3 to the Marquesas

Balvenie
Mark Farrell & Amanda Church
Fri 24 Jul 2015 22:41
Position 02 12S 95 53W at 1730UTC, 1130 Boat
Time (Galapagos Local) 0530 NZ Time
Course Over Ground 270, Speed Over Ground 7
knots, 24 hour run 154 miles. Wind 15knots from SE, downwind, Double
reefed main to leeward, jib poled out to windward. Swell about 2 metres,
reasonably comfortable now after a bumpy night.
Clear skies, a stunner of a sunrise and a
real treat to see blue everywhere after the volcano shroudred islands of the
Galapagos. Still cold at night with fleeces on but should get back into warmer
waters soon. All going well, got a little more sleep last night, no
fishing fleet to contend with, just an uncomfortable messy swell. No fish,
well 1 flying fish and 2 dried up squid on deck this morning -
lovely.
Still got some Wilsons Stormpetrals
with us feeding in our waves, the odd shark swims by and 2 albatross passed over
earlier. Mezzaluna is about 8 miles away, all good in the South
Pacific. You can see our progress on a map on our mailasail blog. |