Another day of slow but steady progress. So far, we have been fortunate with the weather in the ITCZ and have even managed to make ground to the east. We are now positioned to the east and upwind of Christmas Island. Hopefully, that will put us in a good safe upwind position for the final … Continue reading INTER TROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE (ITCZ) TRANSIT
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CREAKING WOODEN MAST
Another one of those funny night day experiences. At eleven in the evening I reduced sail as there was too much wind. At three in the morning there was no wind. Truce just wallowed in very light airs and a confused sea. At five I heard a creaking sound coming from the mast, right where … Continue reading CREAKING WOODEN MAST
NARROWS, RAPIDS, WHALES
The rain continued overnight and this morning was wet and miserable. I forgot about going for a walk and had to bail out the pig who was half full of water. My options were to stay and wait for the rain to abate or move on. As a North Westerly gale is forecast I decided … Continue reading NARROWS, RAPIDS, WHALES
