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Addendum to 149nm

by KC2RIY, on November 14th, 2009 (At Sea)

Forgot to mention sailing conditions and location. We have achieved the 15-20 knot wind forecast for a number of hours but much of the time it’s been 13-15. Wind has been right from behind almost all the way except for a few hours when it clocked about 15 degrees to the north. The seas have been a gentle 3-5 feet making for a nice ride. We left the Code Zero up overnight. In fact we’ve been on a starboard tack (ie, sail out to port) ever since we hoisted it. By current reckon we’ll jibe late this afternoon.

Overnight we regenerated all the way through. We filled up our jerry can with fresh water and made water for three hours to top up everything. All is now charged. Regen is off to help maintain speed as the winds are down a little at the moment. Solar is taking up the slack. One reason to jibe this afternoon is to put the Code Zero on the northern side of the boat so we can benefit from the afternoon sun.

Here is where we are right now.

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At 11/14/2009 14:51 (utc) our position was 12°55.24’N 071°08.59’W

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149nm

by KC2RIY, on November 14th, 2009 (At Sea)

149nm is not at all bad for our first day. For planning purposes I use 110nm per day for distance covered to handle those days when wind is lousy. Making this progress on our first 24 hours makes Tuesday arrival practical certain and is now making a Monday afternoon arrival possible. We’ll need to sustain similar speeds (6.2kt average) all the way through to make it in daylight on Monday. At some point we’ll hit the counter current which will slow us down. I’m not keen on entering an unfamiliar port in the dark so we’ll see how it goes as we approach. Helen, I know, will plump for pushing the boat forward with the engines if that will make the difference.

This morning I participated in the Panama Connection Net for the first time. This is the east coast Panama version of the Coconut Telegraph that we’ve used for the last year. The nut net is fast fading. I made a position report yesterday but it was not heard clearly.

Helen, having had the first choice on which shifts she wanted decided she wanted a second choice too so we ended up switching. I had the two dark slots from 8-11 and 2-5. It suited me as I can use my 8-11am watch for doing radio work and route planning.

No more bites on the lures since yesterday’s lost dinner. That being said we pulled them in for the night so today’s a whole new day.
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At 11/14/2009 14:05 (utc) our position was 12°54.02’N 071°04.19’W

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One that got away

by KC2RIY, on November 13th, 2009 (At Sea, Bonaire, Jackster)

Dave and Jacquie arrived aboard Dignity last night to say goodbye just as I was sending yesterday evenings blog. One reason to come aboard was to see how email over SSB works so they know what to look for as they try to make theirs work. They brought wine, beer and nibbles as a thank you for taking them out diving a couple of times. Normally we don’t like to drink the night before a long sail but how could we refuse?

As planned we left Bonaire at 6am this morning. We set off on a port tack with main and jib to assess wind speed and direction away from the island. We soon concluded it was coming from the ESE and around 12 knots, less than the 15-20 knots forecast. So out came the Code Zero and we had it up and the main/jib down just west of Klein Bonaire.

Since then we’ve made reasonably good progress albeit with the winds slightly lower than we’d hoped. We’re currently 12nm north of Curacao. It’s quite misty so we’re not getting a great deal out of the solar panels but the regen is covering everything and some.

We’ve decided on a 3 hour shift system :

8-11: Helen
11-2: Steve
2-5: Helen
5-8: Steve

and then repeated. We’ll see how this goes.

Shortly after our last change Helen decided to go down below to get some sleep. I called her back straight away as we had a fish on the port line. Unfortunately it escaped before we hauled it in. It was not the same as any fish we’d caught before. Strong hints of yellow and blue. Perhaps it was a mahi mahi or a yellow fin tuna. I was already imagining this evenings dinner before it got away. Next time.

The wind has moved a little more to the south pushing our course a little more northerly unless we want to jibe the Code Zero (which we don’t). This is along the lines of our plans anyway to get into the stronger winds between 12N and 13N. It remains to be seen what we’ll do overnight.

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At 11/13/2009 15:53 (utc) our position was 12°20.20’N 068°47.33’W

Category: At Sea, Bonaire, Jackster | Here is my comment

Fishing success

by KC2RIY, on October 28th, 2009 (At Sea, The Aves)

We decided to move. Threw out two lines. Caught a 5lb barracuda which we prepared ready for a few dinners. Decided to reel the lines in and found a 6lb blackfin tuna. Prepared that too. Tuna steaks tonight. Detail tomorrow.

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Fish soup

by KC2RIY, on October 20th, 2009 (At Sea, Los Testigos, Tortuga)

So who says we can’t catch fish. Just caught a massive Tuna. Problem is, something else caught it just afterwards. All we got was it’s head. Must have happened fast as the head was still twitching and bleeding. Oh well. Fish head soup for lunch.

Wind is slightly up. Kind of a up/down day.

Category: At Sea, Los Testigos, Tortuga | Here is my comment
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