Romeo & Juliet ~ Day 4 to the Marquesas
Balvenie
Mark Farrell & Amanda Church
Sat 25 Jul 2015 21:27
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Position 02 38S 98
11W at 1730UTC, 1130 Boat Time (Galapagos Local) 0530 NZ Time
Course Over Ground 270, Speed Over Ground 7
knots, 24 hour run 159 miles. Wind 12-18knots from SSE, downwind,
Double reefed main to leeward, jib poled out to windward but changing backwards
and forwards to two sail reaching as the wind and swell changes. Swell
about 2 metres, reasonably comfortable now when poled out but a bit lumpy when
reaching. Trying not to sail north but there is a lot of south in the
wind.
Skies clearing after a cloudy night from
midnight and light drizzle early morning. A wonderful starry night for the
early part and a comfortable night with lighter winds. The Wilsons (aka
Romeo and Juliet) were back at dawn and have stayed with us all morning, just
the two of them now, they fly around tirelessly, such tiny wee birds, hardly
bigger than flying fish. There was a lone red footed booby around earlier
but it has now disappearred, headed back to the Galapagos before it gets too
lost.
Still cool overnight and wind during the day
certainly not that warm. Otherwise all good, all incoming mail hugely
appreciated will get more into emails soon once sleep patterns
sorted.
You can see our progress on a map on our
mailasail blog. Current position at 2125 UTC 02 36.59S 98
55.21W |