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Skyelark of London - Where are the trade winds?



We sailed all the way down to St. Lucia latitude to get to the trade winds but they are not here. The wind we have is varying in strength and direction, last night for a while we sailed NW then gybed to sail SW, then straight downwind going west, but with barely with enough wind pressure to keep the wing-on-wing sails filled. Steering in these conditions on a moonless night required your full attention to avoid the sails from banging.

Morning brought a passing rain squall then a scorcher of a day. The shade under the bimini was disputed by all. We are slowly making progress towards St. Lucia and the spirits are high. Yesterday afternoon we caught a nice
medium sized tuna, it seems that the 4 to 5 in the afternoon is our lucky hour to catch fish. The tuna became this evening's dinner, masterfully prepared by chef Peter, served with a soy sauce based dipping sauce and wasabi. Desert was a delicious lemon pie made by Dan. We may not be going fast to St. Lucia, but we are certainly eating very well.

I am off now for my 1900-2100 watch.

Erico

Fair winds to all.



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