Day 1 - Tacking South

13 Feb, 07 - 20:30    
27.5617N,17.1026W
Could not sleep much since last night. Still fairly close to
shore and had to keep watch every 2 hrs. The boat is being
pushed west towards El Hierro, the other island to the South West.
Trying to row further south, but the North Easterly winds
generating beam on seas and making it hard to row due South.
Made about 3 miles progress South by rowing with the bow into
the opposing waves, using the downward momentum of the boat
to get up the next one.
Around 4.00 pm, I could hear the engines of a large ferry and saw one appear about 1/2 an hour later. Got on the radio to make sure that they saw the boat on their radar.
The sea finally calmed down a bit after 6 pm and I got another
few hrs of rowing in the night. Pitch dark all around. Had a brief phone call with Graham Walker.
Still very tired and body still getting used to the sea.
B