30 April - 2 May, Leaving the Saints

30 Apr 2012

RMS St Helena loaded passengers and was gone by 10:00. Craig then brought the diesel and by 10:30 we were on our way. No wind so motored out. 17:30 enough wind to put the spinnaker up.

Supper Left over pork goulash with mash.

1 May 2012

Position 18:00 UTC 15 15.568S 008 00.829W

Woken up at 01:30 with spinnaker wrap. Once it was sorted out we put the jib and toke it easy until daylight. Spinnaker up but wind variable so gave up at 16:30 and sailed on with the jib. The port engine room is getting water from some where –not a lot but something we must keep an eye. Trouble is we cannot tell where it is coming from. Also water maker is leaking a little oil so something that needs to be watched.

Supper Tuna pasta (delicious)

2 May 2, 2012

Position 12 UTC 15 07.618S 009 28.547W

Another spinnaker wrap 01:00. So up with jib again. It has been cloudy for the last two days and the wind tends to shift – miss the shift and bingo a wrap.

Things settled down and by 10:30 had the bag up again. Sun has come out too so things are looking up. After a couple or squalls passed by – missed us – the horizon cleared and the wind veered to put on a parallel course to the rum line. Lets hope it stays like this for a long time. Course good speed good (+- 6knots)

Supper Bully beef mixed with fried potatoes

Crew all fine.

Chris

Ps Claire please pass this message on to Lauren - Please send message to Lee 0722003978 my hours for April 6hrs Joyce