Galapagos to Easter Island #3
Noon Position 11deg 01N 97deg 55W
Course – 215 Degrees Speed – 11.5 Knots Day’s Run – 285 Miles
Weather – Sunny with cloudy patches and 10′ swell
Wind – 16 knots from ESE
The last 24 hours we have had some great sailing with the top speed being 13.8 Knots over the ground but most of the time we have been in the 12’s.The wind has been quite variable and keeping us on our toes trimming the sails and putting more sails out and then reefing them as the wind picks up again. It makes our watches of staring out at blue ocean go a bit faster and gets us closer to our destination without using fuel.
We have seen very little in the way of wildlife other than schools of hundreds of flying fish that launch themselves to flee as we approach. Surprisingly the water temperature has changed very little since leaving the Galapagos and is only 70F ( 21C). This is the coolest place in the Tropics I have ever been. As long as the wind keeps blowing I won’t be complaining though.
JC