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Timshel - Galapagos to Marquesas Day 4



Motored slowly all night, trying to conserve fuel by motorsailing when possible. Switched off the engine for about 4 hours in the middle of the day to allow it to cool down so we could do the checks, sailing in 3 knots of wind or less mostly at 1 knot or less of boat speed. Anita went for a swim, absolutely no problem keeping up with the boat, and very warm. Yippee, Steve had a shower! At tea time altered course to head due south. Apparently you have to go as far as 8 deg S to get some wind. On the current course 230 deg 8 deg S is 280 miles, on 180 deg it is 180 miles - we may have just enough fuel for the shorter distance. Wildlife count: Pod of large dolphins swam under the boat this morning, but did not stop to play (probably we were going too slowly), Galapagos storm petrels skimming over the . Otherwise we have all this sea to ourselves. On the radio sched main topic was wind, where is it?, if someone has a little where are they?

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