9/6/2012
Position 14:00 UTC -5 12 46.688N 067 47.384W
Rosemary’s birthday and the Old Fisherman’s Trail Run.
Same old gybe same old wind slowly making progress. No ships.
I was watching some birds flying around the boat – must admit I do not know what they were; not albertros – straighter winds and black and white – then I saw flying fish darting across the water. One of the birds dived down andappeared to wait just in front of a wave. As a flying fish came by the bird snatched it up.
10/6/2012
Position 14:00 UTC -4 13 23,029N 069 43.320W
At 12:00 I thought we could make better progress on the other gybe. It turned out to be too directly down wind and the swell not helping. Just couldn’t get the auto-helm to hold course so gybed back. Hopefully later tonight we will be able to gybe and will then be over halfway to Panama.
I was hoping for a realy fast trip this leg, but finding the wind too much for the spinnaker and too little for the genny, but making resonable progress. Panama maybe Friday.
Cheers
Chris
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