Gib to Antigua Day 10
Noon Position 18deg 15N 45deg 52 W
Course – 265 Degrees Speed – 12 Knots Day’s Run – 282 Miles
Weather – Sunny with 13’ (4m) swells from behind
Wind – 27 knots from 080 degrees
It’s been another 24 hours of rolling but we have managed to do some good speed motor sailing with the mizzen and staysail. We had a strike on the fishing lines yesterday but it got away before we got it to the boat. The seas are now the beautiful blue that we think of in the tropics and the sea temperature is now up to 75 F (24 C). We have been getting plenty of rain squalls as well to remind us we are in the tropics.
The nights are lit by a near full moon which is up most of the night making it easy to keep an eye on the sails and will help if we arrive in Antigua at night.
JC