Re: From Sicily to Palma: 3rd morning in the Sea, and slow progress to Mallorca...

SV Eleonora
Michael A. Andronov
Mon 14 Oct 2019 08:05
38:53.201N 006:14.281E
0728 UTC
It is a nice morning outside. Beatiful Sun,
good visiability, and comfortably warm.
Gentle sea -- about 0.3 - 0.5 m... from
the 'right direction'. It is pussing us very gently towards our destination...
The wind... Very nice and gentle too. About
10 knts max... From 110 - 120 T... Which again locked us in 144-160 wind on the
port side... I am suspecting that the boat and the weather agreed on
fact that they know better than me what to do.. They woke me up by
flopping genoa, with request to remove it... And now -- we are
doing around 4 knts towards Mallorca...
Endeed, why to rush ? What is the
reason ?
Looking around, it is difficult to imagine
that somewhere SW from us, the weather is already strengthen, the
wind blowing at about 25 knts, and the whole small system is rushing
NE... Is her real goal -- to intercept us near Mallorca,
and to show the strength?
Back to continue the day.
Took to you soon,
M.
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COG: 277-280
SOG: 4.0 - 4.5 knts
WIND: ~120 T, @ ~10+ knts
SEA: ~090, about
0.3-0.5m
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