48:31.132N 008:39.368W
SV Eleonora
Michael A. Andronov
Fri 13 Jul 2018 23:06
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UTC 2241
3826.7 nm... gone... and ~170.1 to
go...
That was a status at UTC
2235...
Talked to the weatherman -- Chris
Parker... Found myself in the middle to the fairtale ---
-- if you go -- managed to motor all the way to
Falmouth, from the point you are now -- no wind at all, all way...
-- if you want the wind to sail, take the
008W longitude, whatever minutes you have now... and go to the North... about
50N you may find some wind... wich will move you to the 006W... and then you
have to wait... till Monday, may be Tuesday... yes, 2018th....
-- he newer mentioned what would happened to me and
the boat, if I go left.... But assuming there is the whole Atlantic
ahead, this way... not a good option either...
-- also, we did not discussed with him the option
to wait untill the wind hit the area I'm now...
And that was my status on 2235...
Shortly after our conversation, I started the
motor again... ( I've switched it off for making SSB radio session
clean... ).
It started nicely, I've corrected the course
to Falmouth...
I was laying on the deck, between the
cockpits... watching the sky...
It is nearly as deep and as dark as in
tropics...
I was thinking about what I'm going to get in my
e-mail(s) as I would get to Falmouth...
I was thinking that it is time to get a bit serious
about reviewing the Falmouth chat, tidal conditions, etc, etc, etc....
Stars... sould on passing warter...
melancholic noise of the engine... slow progress....
Probably, I've been thinking about the
Falmouth and my e-mails too much...
The boat decided to change the way of
my thinking... and turned off the engine...
It is UTC 2247 our speed is 0.9 kts...
We are becalmed... We are real sailors... ( no engine for now... )
We have topped tanks with water, we
have generator & fuel, we have an engine ( which does not
want to run) and fuel... we have wrenches, manuals, filtters,
etc,....
We have food...
There is a wonderful sky on top of
us... Full of stars...
We are fine, we are 'sailing'...
or drifting at this point...
Talk to you soon,
M.
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