33N28 051W48
It's now Monday at 12:00 Ships time.
And as of 0800 this morning we are past one third distance. Partay later !!
We are still heading east, and still being pushed slightly north by the seas.
When we get to 050W,we will head straight for Horta. We get a daily weather report and it seems that the winds are favourable all the way.
I am learning so much about driving a boat at sea; I am now trying to "use the force" rather than slavishly reacting to the compass needle moving away from the required course. I even managed to set up the sails and rudder so that the boat sailed itself. Just for half an hour. It was so good not to be concentrating on steering the whole time.
We still can't transmit on the SSB radio -we had Dean up the backstay in the bosuns chair moving the aerial away from the backstay with small chocks of wood. Apparently in the installation manual it says that is how it should have been installed.
Unfortunately, last night I was back under the weather. Much improved now, thanks.
And the really annoying thing is that my waterproof watch is full of condensation. That will have to go back!
More later
DBM
2 comments:
Don't forget 'can you feel the force Luke'
Glad you got over the travel sickness oops sea
managed to reset my password so will be keeping up with progress
lol
M+A+B
Well done so far. Must be hard work on the steering, but you seem to be heading in the right direction. We hope that you are enjoying the experience. All well at home with awful holiday weather.
Keep up the good work....Mom and Dad XX
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