Gib to Antigua Day 8
Noon Position 18 deg 53N 36deg 08 W
Course – 256 Degrees Speed – 11.5 Knots Day’s Run – 273 Miles
Weather – Sunny with rain clouds around. 13’ (4m) swells mostly from behind
Wind – 20 knots from 085 degrees
We had some good motor sailing yesterday until around midnight when the wind went too far behind us and we couldn’t keep the main sail full so we took it down and the rolling started again for another night. By 5am we had to take the mizzen down as the wind was directly behind us and not strong enough to fill it. So this morning we have really been rolling and every little job has become a real chore. I did get a good haul of 7 flying fish off the deck this morning which we are having fried up with lunch. The fishing lines are out today but we are not overly hopeful as it is difficult to keep the lures in the water in these rough conditions.
Another 5 days of these conditions and we should be arriving in Antigua on the 19th.
Last night Timoneer clocked up another 10,000 nautical miles as the log rolled over to zero. The last time this happened was 3 days after departing the Caribbean in April.
JC