Gib to Antigua Day 4
Noon Position 24deg 28N 18deg 58W
Course – 250 Degrees Speed – 11.5 Knots Day’s Run – 275 Miles
Weather – 10’ (3m) swells and overcast
Wind – 23 knots from 120 degrees
Sorry for the delayed report yesterday. We were having a lot of satellite communications problems. Eventually we got them up and running again and got contact with the outside world.
The great winds yesterday stopped around 2pm and we had to turn the engine back on. The very pleasant conditions of the afternoon and evening didn’t last long either and we had a very bumpy, rolling night. Everyone is looking a bit tired today. This morning we have been sailing with 2 reefs in the main and mizzen and the full genoa. It is nice to have the engine off and doing 12.5 knots. We are now starting to feel the effects of the storm to the north and have more 2 days dealing with it before we hit the Trade winds from the North East.
JC