Hi everyone,
At 1200 today we were at 14 05N 076 19W steering 040M, sailng under full main and yankee at 5.5 knots. Sunny with a few small cumulus. Wind 9G12 from the E. Our noon to noon daily run was 137nm by the log.
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Yesterday afternoon and evening the wind stayed below 15knots and we kept full sail up. As the afternoon wore on the wind veered to the ENE which gave us a nice lift. We had struggled to track E of N due to a strong W current, but we sailed out of the current. We started winning back the lost easting.
Overnight the wind increased enough for us to put a furl in the yankee but our NNE track continued. That was nice since at last we were confident of laying the E point of Jamaica. The only downside was a lumpier sea without the current smoothing it out. We didn't get much sleep as Zen Again was heeled, pitching significantly and occasionally spearing out of backless waves, landing with a bang.
This morning we found ourselves once more in a strong W current - the northern broad band shown in yesterday's post. But now the wind had veered to the E and we could still track NNE. And the seas settled down somewhat. Very nice.
Wildliffe-wise we disposed of a few more flying fish this morning. And yesterday we were accompanied by a Tropic Bird for a while. Beautful creatures.
Just a Geraldton Race to go (220nm)!
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