29 Apr, 07 – 21.35
15.3466N,45.0217W
24 hr progress: 32 Nautical Miles (1 nm = 1.85 km)
Distance left to Antigua (straight line): 967 Nautical Miles ( 1788 km)
Distance completed: 2105 NM (3894 km)
Wave height: 10-12 ft, Winds: 20-25 knots ENE, Bearing: 270 -310 degrees.
I reached 45W sometime around midnight yesterday. Since leaving El Hierro, I have been following a course SW, using the NE winds and Canary Current. From here on, for the next 600 miles, I follow an almost straight line course due West before making my a South Easterly approach to Antigua with the help of the Antilles current and the hopefully a helpful South Easterly wind.
The leak has worsened since the bad weather yesterday and water started poring in again around 3 in the morning yesterday. On closer examination I found that some of the sealant around the mooring ring has given away to the water pressure from the waves.
I am using my sleeping bag to soak up the water for now and will carry out fresh repairs once the waves settle down a bit.
I've changed my day routine around, so that I can row more at night when its cooler and sleep during the day.
Afternoons spent reading in the shade of the cabin (one eye on the hatch for breaking waves trying to enter the cabin) and swimming. Trying to minimize exertion and water consumption in the heat till I have fixed the water maker.
Currently reading – The Kon Tiki Expedition, about the raft voyage by Thor Hydral in 1945 from Peru to Polynesia.
Send a satellite SMS message: http://www.bhavik.com/crossatlantic/messages.asp
Email: mail@bhavik.com
Get automatic alerts: http://www.humanedgetech.com/expedition/bhavik/newsletter/index.php
Using the sleeping bag to absorbe water from the leak.
Sun outside as seen from the cabin while sleeping.
Reading inside the cabin. Slightly bigger than a coffin.
No comments:
Post a Comment