Day 2 Uruguay to Brazil
Noon Position 28deg 19S 48deg 10W
Course – 035 Degrees Speed – 11.4 Knots Day’s Run – 266 Miles
Weather – Rain squalls and 10′ (3m) confused swells
Wind – 7 knots from S
Today’s News
We had a great run yesterday afternoon and just before sunset the wind died and we took the main down, furled away the genoa and went through the night with staysail and mizzen. We are still staying fairly close to the coast to milk the last of the current pushing us North. We have now reached the big bight out of the coast of Brazil South of Rio. I will be checking the weather at midday to see if there is any advantage to us doing the extra miles by following the coast or going straight across the 500 mile wide bay. Check our position on the website later today.
We have slowed down enough now to put the fishing lines out. We only saw one wandering albatross yesterday so hopefully fresh fish will be on the menu very soon.
JC