So here we are again. Its two oclock in the Western Atlantic ocean. With great
anticipation I download the grib files twice a day a eight oclock (12UT) in
hope of a slight shift to give us a favourably tack to Bermuda. Oh no, it seems
that the weather is very settled with giving us a steady 15knot south easterly.
Well we are trying a different technique today, its called motoring. Its not
fast directly into a head wind but atleast we are making some VMG to Bermuda. We
cant keep it up for the remaining 185 miles as we dont have enough fuel, but we
are enjoying a good few hours of positive progress.
As we motor I am constantly checking the engine lights and buzzers after my
overheating incident the other week, fingers crossed. But I am also watching the
true wind angle which says 165 and guess what Bermuda is 156 from us. I wish
it would just swing round enough to give us a half decent angle. Having sailed
at angles around 45 -50 degrees from Bermuda we are a bit tired of sailing
around her.
In this heat of 31 we both have lost our appetite and have substituted it for
excessive sleep. We have a cool box disaster this morning. I went in to find a
complete mess. We bought a block of butter to make our ham sandwiches with, but
as the ice melted and became water it took the paper wrapper off. I opened the
lid to find a very greasy watery pulp and large chunks of butter stuck to the
side of the box, the milk cartons, our cheese and ham. It was disgusting and not
the sort of mess you want to clean up on a boat. Anyway I dont think much of
what is lest if edible as it has been so hot.
So thats about it from Elmarleen today.
Cheers
Will
Lat:35.17N
Lon:66.13W
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