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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