28 Apr, 07 – 21.35
15.3738N,44.2916W
24 hr progress: 36.1 Nautical Miles (1 nm = 1.85 km)
Distance left to Antigua (straight line): 998 Nautical Miles ( 1846 km)
Distance completed: 2076 NM (3840 km)
Wave height: 12-15 ft, Winds: 20-25 knots ENE, Bearing: 270 -310 degrees.
Quite a day to sit on deck and watch dark rain clouds dump rain over the boat as the pass overhead followed by giant 15 ft waves breaking their tops as they rolled past .
Today has been the worst conditions for rowing since leaving El Hierro.
Big waves are ok, as long as they are coming consistently from a certain angle and do not break.
For the past few days waves have been coming at all sorts of angles, which makes it very hard to cut a steady path thru the water. As soon as I have gained some momentum SW, a wave from due W or NW comes crashing thru, pushing the boat in a different direction. Very frustrating.
The wave hight today felt a lot higher than usual. Got hit by a few unusually large waves mid morning that washed the tripod off the stern and snapped the VHF antenna. The VHF radio is still working and I have fixed the antenna back with gaffa tape. The snap does not seem to be affecting reception or transmission. Should hold up till landfall.
Less of rowing today and more of surfing. Still making progress though.
Looking forward to crossing the 45W meridian. The next big milestone.
Latest logs for the past 5 days as recorded by the Argos satellite tracking beacon.
Day 59 - Apr 28 2007 (19:00 GMT)15:37:12N 44:27:18W41 miles (66 km) (36 n/miles)
Day 58 - Apr 27 2007 (19:00 GMT)15:36:07N43:50:17W43 miles (69 km) (37 n/miles)
Day 57 - Apr 26 2007 (19:00 GMT)15:46:12N43:13:05W48 miles (77 km) (42 n/miles)
Day 56 - Apr 25 2007 (19:00 GMT)15:48:11N42:29:53W42 miles (68 km) (37 n/miles)
Day 55 - Apr 24 2007 (19:00 GMT)15:58:26N41:53:28W41 miles (66 km) (35 n/miles
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Gray mountains, Gray skies
15 ft wave astern, as seen from the bottom.
The top crashing down the back of the wave as it passes under the boat
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