Thursday, October 13, 2011
UTC 1400/0000 10/14/11
Latitude: S 24 20.962
Longitude: E 160 37.676
345 miles down, 428 more to go!
The wind picked up a bit today, variable from 8-15 knots. It's coming from our port stern. We have the main, mizzen, and jib out and running. The motor is also on around 700 rpm (low). Between the engine and the wind, we are making good time traveling 6-7 knots. Our auto pilot is steering a course right now on the rumb line to Brisbane.
Yesterday was overcast, today we had only about 10 percent cloud cover and rolling swells 1-2 meters from our beam and stern, so we are rocking back and forth as we plow forward. Fortunately, the bigger swells are not constant. With the wind on our tail and beam swell, when the big ones roll through, our sails lose their wind, the boom and whisker pole snaps against their preventers, and then the sails fill again with a pop. We are not gliding through the moonlight quietly. Oz here we come!
All is well with the 2 Sail R's on SV Worrall Wind
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