Wednesday, 24 September 2003
Noon Position : 49′ 05N 005′ 40W
Course : 230 degrees Speed 11.5 knots
Days Run : 198miles (18.5 hours)
Weather : Clear and cool Wind :130 degrees 10 knots
News
Timoneer is back at sea after a short yard period in Holland and some rig
work and sail repairs in Portsmouth, England. We had a hectic day
yesterday starting with 0700 sail trials to look at the changes in the mast
bend and the flattened main. After that it was off to fill up with fuel at
10:30, which took 2 hours to load the 5000 gallons of diesel fuel needed to
top off the tanks. Finally at 17:30 we departed Gun Wharf quay in
Portsmouth for our journey to Palma de Mallorca Spain. We moved our
departure up from Wednesday morning to take advantage of the Northerly winds
over the area. This allowed us to get as far south as possible before a
low pressure system mid Atlantic brings strong winds from the South. It
has all gone according to plan as we motored peacefully through out the
evening Tuesday in the dying Northerlies. This morning the wind has gone
to the East an we have been reaching along nicely. Timoneer is currently
about 40 miles off the North West coast of France and about to make our turn
to course 204’T to cross the Bay of Biscay.
John