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Mojo 2
Andrew Partington
Sun 8 May 2011 06:53
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We are now into our fourth day into our Atlantic
crossing. The first day was slow going with winds never quite where we needed
them. At the end of the first day we made the decision to change from the
"southern route" to the "middle route" to the Caribbean. As soon as we did this
our boat speed picked up and we flew for 2 full days at between 8 & 10 knots
in wind speed of around 16 knots, The middle route will take us across to the
Caribbean at around 23 degrees North.
Yesterday was full sunshine but no wind. Daniel and
I decided to take a dip, hanging off the swim ladder. Daniel even swam between
the hulls. We found the goggles and were amazed at the clarity of the water.
Looking down was a bit freaky though. I'm not sure how much water was below us
but it was deep!!
Last night we had good breezes again and have made
further progress towards the Caribbean. Might call Viv Richards to ask him to
fire up the BBQ.
We are a little further north than I would like to
be but hopefully we will be able to work south in the next couple of
days.
The bolt on the mast came loose again and a shackle
on the traveller fell apart during the night. Both fixed thankfully. Grateful
for the spares provided by Gregor and Fountaine
Pajot.
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