steady 6.6 kts average.At 21h00 we reached our one waypoint and changed
our heading a little.As on cue the wind also picked up a little,enough
to set sail and cut the motor.After more than two days of motoring
and motorsailing it is a welcome relieve to just hear the wind and
the water.12 kts of wind,1 kt of current and we are clipping along at 7
kts.Our position at 9 pm was 22*35'S and 004*53'E,690 nms to
St.Helena.The nearly full moon is entrancingly drifting through the
sky.On my watch at 6 am I will see the moon set and the sun rise at the
same time.At 6 pm I will also be on watch,watching the moon rise and the
sun set at the the same time,magical moments await us.
It was Gareth's turn to prepare supper and we were treated to sumptious
cordon bleu chicken fillets and potato bake.The young lad has got some
hidden talents it seems.Initially he thought he'll make only pasta when
it is his turn to cook.Malcolm too in the beginning said he would rather
do dishes every day than cook.He is also turning out to be quite a force
to be reckon with behind the pots.The two of them are also into some
physical exercise as you probably gathered from an earlier posting and
very good on them.Once they can outdo me in any form of physical
exercise I will join them,so good on them.A 100 m swim in the open ocean
will be the first hurdle they will have to cross...ha ha ha.
The grib weather file is not proving very accurate as far as wind
direction is concerned but I do trust that we will get good winds from
Friday onwards.The wind we have now is WNW and still a young wind
.Should we hook into the more consistent South Easterlies on Friday we
should make it to St.Helena in ten days,perhaps eleven.
Kisses to the moon...
Paul
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