The Indian Ocean at last 06 29N 93 08E
Yachtsongster
Brian Palmer
Tue 18 Jan 2011 19:24
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We have now been at sea for over 2 days and are
doing well. It is now around 2am in the morning Thai time,
1915 UTC, the winds are light and we are rolling a little as we try to
sail downwind in very light winds. The past two nights
have been stunning under clear
cloudless skies littered with stars and an almost full moon.
At around 1100 UTC yesterday we passed 12
miles south of the Nicobar Islands. These are a group of
islands that visitors are prohibited by India to visit in order to protect the
indigenous population from the influences of the civilised world and our many
diseases. We had expected to see a flurry of
fishing boats in the area but these did not materialise.
So far tonight we have been free of other traffic, not so the previous night
when we came across a number of large fishing vessels. Just
not sure which country they would have been
from.
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