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