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Cleone - CLEONE Leg 23C Day 1 & 2 - Going Nowhere Slowly



Two of the most frustrating days ever - and it's Valentine's Day, and we're all alone....
 
In the last twenty four hours we have sailed maybe ninety five miles across the surface of the earth, making only eighty miles or so towards Recife.  At this rate, it may take us five days to cover the 400 miles or so, and we may get there on Wednesday or so, in time to miss the Reception at the Yacht Club, the checking in and the tour of the local area.  And to cap it all, our friends from Quasar V, who left the anchorage some twelve hours after we did, have already caught us up.  Chatting to the other World ARC yachts, are all reporting similar conditions; wind on the nose, a steep, short head sea that is bringing the boats to a virtual stop, and, to cap it all, the Brazilian Current, driving us southwards again at nearly two knots.  It's worse than the leg to the Galapagos - despite the current, at least there was no head-wind to hinder progress there!
 
We will warn in you good time so that you have a day or so to wake up in time to prepare for our arrival.
 
Meanwhile, Graham's cold is better and he's eating again, and the Skipper says he's better as well.  Best wishes to all of you.

James and Graham

Yacht Cleone
11o30'S 37o11'W



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