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Gozwoz - Day 11 from Bermuda



It seems, fingers crossed, as though the last few days of motoring have paid off. We are now 30 miles north of Horta and some 580 miles to the west and since this morning have had a WNW wind of about 10 knots. We are currently sailing under the cruising chute alone with the wind close to our stern and are sailing at close to 6 knots in a fairly flat sea. Thanks to our course there is little apparent wind. It would be very warm but for the occasionally cloudy sky. According to our GRIB files and the ARC weather reports this wind will continue for several days, bringing us close enough to Horta to motor in on our remaining fuel, if necessary. The only threat, as suggested by Clive, is that the high pressure will extend to the north. We hope not.

Our fresh meat has now gone and today, having finished the lettuce, we had our first meal involving coleslaw. We are also on our last loaf of bread, meaning that the Navigator will be baking tomorrow. Any fresh protein from now on will depend on the minnow! Fortunately the staples, such as OGL's Weetabix and the Digestives are holding out well.

Nature notes: Since we started motoring the number of birds around has dropped off. Obviously the shearwaters and the petrels enjoyed flying in the stronger winds to the south. In recent days the only person to have seen anything of the kind is the Coxswain who claims to have seen two boobies. A variety of explanations has been made for this sighting.

A recent act of kindness on the part of the Coxswain was to offer to explain to the Navigator the difference between port and starboard, something which the Navigator is suspected of finding problematic. The Navigator was grateful for the Coxswain's concern but suspects that he may be too late. He also points out that you don't need to know the difference between port and starboard to use a sextant.

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