Call Me ~ Day 9 to the Marquesas
Balvenie
Mark Farrell & Amanda Church
Thu 30 Jul 2015 22:09
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30 July 2015 ~
Position 04 41S 111 09W at 1730UTC, 1130 Boat Time (Galapagos Local) 0530
tomorrow NZ Time.
Course Over Ground 270dT, Speed Over Ground
7.5 knots, 24 hour run 163 miles, squally night and morning, wind up
and down from about 10 - 26 knots, constant change in direction, some drizzly
rain. Still flying double reefed main, current half furled jib poled
to windward but wind coming up close to beam. Swell about 2 - 2.5, we
all had a hard night.
We do 3 hour shifts at night, its not enough
sleep but it seems to work the best for us, but its always a "call me if you
need me" sleep ~ not a long, quiet, uninterrupted one. Last
night we were constantly on call, this morning not much better, sleep has been
in short supply, the seas are very confused and lumpy, the wind still up and
down. The weather may be clearing, it is hard to tell as the squalls seem
to appear from nowhere.
Mahi Mahi for
dinner last nigt was excellent, got 4 supersized meals from it.
Nothing else to report.
You can see our progress on a map on
our mailasail blog.
Position at 2210UTC when sent via satphone
04 42.64S 111 41.59W |