Day 8 Brazil to Lanzarote
Noon Position 13deg 44N 21deg 26 W
Course – 17 Degrees Speed – 9.5 Knots Day’s Run – 235 Miles
Weather – High cloud and 10′ (3m) waves from N
Wind – 16 knots from NNE
Today’s News
The weather forecast has lead us astray and we have been contending with 15-20 knot winds on the nose and sizable swells, when there was nothing over 10 knots forecasted. This has slowed us down and made for a bumpy ride. This morning we had a good harvest of flying fish on the deck so instead of just throwing them back we decided to fillet them and fry them. Nothing like road kill for lunch. When prepared in a restaurant in the Caribbean they are great, but a lot of work to do it yourself. We have also put the fishing lines out in hope of catching some tuna.
The waves have started to settle down a bit. Lets hope they continue to flatten.
JC