46:08.305N 09:43.464W
SV Eleonora
Michael A. Andronov
Wed 11 Jul 2018 22:44
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UTC & local time -- 2219
3618.7 nm... About 300 nm to
destination, on a straight line... And the wind just along that lite
in our face... Good wind though! But in our face...
We have been beating the whole day... Or,
more correctly, we have been beaten the whole day... Depending, from
wihch point you are looking for...
I've gotten so used to move about the heeled
boat, that I'm afraid that when it becomes straight again, I will
fall down... We will see...
Just finished conversation with Chris over
SSB... The plan is -- to keep moving over night towards
France, which is about 200 nm ahead... ( France is about 200
nm ahead!!!! I knew that... But when Chris said it with a
causual voice... I suddenly got finally the feeling that it looks ilke
we crossed the Atlantic. ).
As we are moving towards the
France, the wind should veer... The expectation is --
sometime tomorrow morning, first half of a day...
At this point, we have to tack, and start to move
N, or NNW... the worst NW... In plain English, we have
to start to move towards the Southern Ireland! ;-)
Look lke no matter what I'm doing -- I'm targetting
Irelrand... ;-) And then try to go as much North as I can and as
less West as I can... And then cross the fingers to get the right wind....
At the moment - my biggest concern -- I started to
see more and more ships around... And my understanding is - I'm going to see
more and more as we progressing...
Besides that --- everything is under control.
I'm trying to get as much rest as possible... delegating most of the job to the
boat. And she is taking a good care about us.
That is all for now. ( I've started to
put some notes about 'those men ( and women ) in sea',,, abaut sailors I met on
Azores... But due to the boat movements, it is really challenging to type now...
So, has to wait... )
Have a great evening,
Talk to you soon,
M.
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