Easter Island to Chile day 3
Noon Position 37deg 46S 101deg 46W
Course – 127 Degrees Speed – 11.5 Knots Day’s Run – 265 Miles
Weather – Grey with squalls and 15 foot swells from S
Wind – 16 knots from SSE
It has been another 24 hours of motoring with the apparent wind between 5 and 30 degrees off the starboard bow and big seas from the South. This afternoon we will turn 30 degrees and start heading East. The water temperature has dropped from 70F to 63F (21 to 17C) since leaving Easter Island. I’m sure it will drop even more as we head East across the Humboldt current. Still no luck with the fishing and with the water temperatures dropping we might be pushing the limits of game fishing.
We are now further South than Auckland, New Zealand with a lot of ocean between here and there.