Aditi - Day 2 at Sea

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Air has been very turbulent up to 200 miles south of Canaries so first we went east, then across the swell (yuk) to avoid shallows off Africa, then when clear of the coast turned south to run on the other tack at about 220 degs. Beautiful day today until about 4pm when our h/sail furling packed up. Initial reactions we looked at returning to Las Palmas, going to Mindelo, carrying on. After an hour on course for Mindelo switched back to course for St Lucia. Just been on deck for a 1am walk around and emergency manual furling is totally smooth and easy so tried hydraulic. Seems to be working but can't be sure it's normal due to engine noise. Motoring as winds dropped to 4-8kn and swell was bashing the rig.

ARC Nets proving to be fantastic on SSB and VHF. Starblazer's evening cocktail party on VHF was a great social occasion. Only issue we have is SSB voice turns off our autopilot computer.

Boat still quiet due to reducing levels of seasickness and adjusting to watches of 3 hours on/3 off.

Vital sadistics:
Miles sailed last 24 hours:130.1
Miles to go:2508.1
ETA: who knows!

From the Galley
Chinese noodles & Green Pepper Pate
Spag Bol re-cooked 3 times
Homemade guacamole with nachos
Oranges: 2 down
Apples: 2 down
Avocados: 2 down


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