Sailing around the World
A Lady
Stephen Hyde
Sun 30 Jan 2011 06:17
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SATURDAY 29th JANUARY
2011
Another beautifull starrey night, but its hot and
himid
00.00hrs Distance
travelled...................................1,475 miles
Distance
to Destination..............................485 miles,
The wind was very light when we left St. Helena, It
increased as we went west , and now it is decreasing ( as predicted )
again
as we approach Brazil,
These are the distances in nautical miles, that we
travelled in each 24 hour period since leaving St. Helena.
They reflect the wind strengths as the days go
by.
Day 1........................................................165
miles
Day
2........................................................ 188 miles
Day 3.........................................................191
miles
Day
4.........................................................180 miles
Day 5.........................................................170
miles
Day 6.........................................................204
miles
Day 7 ........................................................200
miles
Day 8 ........................................................168
miles
Day
9.........................................................157 miles
Looking back on yesterday, we really had an afull
afternoon, relativly speaking.
But today is better, not much in terms of wind, but
what is there is much more stable. 10 / 12 knots pushing us along
at a speed of 5 / 6 knots.
09.00hrs Radio Call, Today's net controller
was " Tucanon" but we could only get positions by relays with the different
boats,
We did ok on the fleet over the last 24 hrs,
Around midday, and early afternoon, the sun was
really hot, the clear blue skies reflecting in the seas below painted a pretty
picture
but at times , the wind went so low, that we gave
serious consideration to reving up the Iron Mainsail ( engine) and
motoring the rest of the way.
but, but , but , every time we did, the wind began
to increase again , and off we would go on our merry, merry way..sailing
blissfully along.
They say, the 2 most enjoyable days of any trip
are :- the day you leave port, and the other is when you
arrive in Port.
mind you, we have always, well nearly always
enjoyed the days inbetween as well.
Of course , we love to read the emails we get from
home, from Crosser in particular, and our other friends and relations
scattered
around the globe,
Its all like part of the class each
day.
The fishing has been dismal, skipper changed the
lure again, to what he thought would catch a monster, but it was a monster
dissapointment,
There must be no fish in the sea around here,
except for that maggott infested thing we caught a few days ago.
so dinner tonight will definatly NOT be fresh fish.
The late afternoon saw the wind shift slightly more
easterly, so we had to alter course more to the north, not exactly
what we wanted, but at least we are moving along
nicely under sail.
Emily, cooked a meat ball dish, very Italian, and
again it was very tasty, while Aileen made more bread and cake.
Skipper and Sham had two lovely Sundowners
each, Rum and tonics, ( we have no cokes on board, ) bleedin
lovely stuff.
Skipper related the storey of the Cook Islands, "
Fats", the Tiernies and the Quirkes to Sham and Emily, It turned out
that Sham went to college
with Colm Quirke, Rory's father. Rory being married
to John Tierney's daughter " Erin" and they all live in the
Cook Islands...( a wonderfull place )
We keep saying how small the world is
!
Well. thats about it for today.
Signed :- Stephen Hyde ( Skipper
)
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