Thursday, 9 December 2004
Noon Position : 26’46″N 21’03 W
Course 257 degrees Speed 11.2 knots Days Run : 282 miles
Weather : Cool & Sunny Wind : 350 degrees 4 knots
News
Timoneer is at sea again departing Tenerife at 1120 Wednesday morning for the 2700 mile journey to St. Maarten where we pick up guests after Christmas. We spent the good portion of last month in Tenerife doing paint and varnish work along with general maintenance. At 0830 we moved from our stern too mooring to along side the break wall to top up the tanks for the trip across the Atlantic. The fuel truck was a leisurely 1-1/2 hours late but by noon we were motoring along the Eastern coast of Tenerife looking at the extinct volcanoes cones along the shore. Timoneer was accompanied by at group of about 8-10 pilot whales a we rounded the Southern end of the island. Then as if to wish us good luck 12-15 Dolphins who spent more time out of the water than in came to play in the bow wake. Boy did they have a lot of energy, one jump after another for 6-8 jumps, almost looked like a skipping stone. The light northerly breeze we had coming out of the harbor died thought out the afternoon and continued to be light for the rest of the evening.
John