Friday, 10 December 2004
Noon Position : 25’38″N 26’03 W
Course 258 degrees Speed 11.9 knots Days Run : 285 miles
Weather : Overcast Wind : 50 degrees 6 knots
News
Timoneer motored through yesterday afternoon and this morning in very light breeze. The highest recorded wind speed in the log over the 24 hour period was 8.5 knots. The effects of a large low pressure system mid-Atlantic are reaching down just enough to stall any easterly breeze. The sea is almost glassy calm with a large rolling swell coming in from that system to the north. We have taken advantage calm weather to do a major wash down and try and rid the boat of all the black volcanic dust we picked up in Tenerife. After that Mike & Cally were polishing the paint work and I touched up some varnish in the pilot house. Peggy made a big Lasagna for lunch and we are having fish (Cod from Sweden) and chips for dinner.
John