Day 9 SXM to Gib
Noon Position 33deg 46N 27deg 10W
Course -70 Degrees Speed – 10.5 Knots Day’s Run -258 Miles
Weather – Overcast with 3-6’ (1-2m) swells from NW
Wind – 3 knots from 100 degrees
After saying we haven’t seen any wildlife we had a visit from 8 dolphins that played on out bow for 5 minutes yesterday. Today we saw more dolphins and birds migrating north towards the Azores.
We have had lots more rain and periods of wind that allowed us to sail at good speeds. Unfortunately the good winds never seem to stay around for more than a few hours. Last night the wind direction changed 90 degrees over a couple of hours and stayed like that for a couple more hours and then within 15 minutes it changed 90 degrees back to where it had been several hours earlier. It is keeping us on our toes.
Now we are motoring with just the mizzen up. We are still waiting for another fish.
JC