Talulah's Log - Squalls and flat calms, well, nearly..
Talulah's Web Diary
Paul & Anette Morris
Thu 14 Dec 2006 19:52
position "14:24.033N
52:52.670W"
Thursday
14th December
2006
Changing sails at 3 a.m. seems to have become the norm now.
We had 4 squalls come through this morning between 3 and 11 a.m., and needless
to say we had to reef or change sails every time!! With just the two
of us on board, this was hard work, especially as we'd had little or
no sleep, and by lunchtime we were feeling pretty tired, which was just as well
because the afternoon saw almost no wind at all, a hazy sunshine and a very
humid and sticky few hours. Just after 4 p.m. however, the wind did
pick up a little to 20 knots and pushed us a little closer to St
Lucia. We had our spinnaker up by then, but typically the wind
shifted and died again - it is SO frustrating, and we find ourselves longing for
the Force 6's and 7's of the first week.
Not
all was bad news though - the rain coming down in one of the squalls
was great enough to take a bar of soap outside and take a shower - which I
did - but I had to be quick in case it stopped before I rinsed
off...! And, at last!.......the generator
is positively fixed.......!!! ......But, what will I do now for
entertainment? I've read all the equipment manuals, I guess the
novels are next..
More
rain forecast for this evening, but hopefully the North East Trade winds will be
back with us tomorrow