Noon on day 2 has at running downwind at 26*56 S 039*30 W. We are still sailing conservatively under reefed main and #4 jib but still managed a day's run of 200 miles and a top speed of over 15 knots.
Yesterday afternoon was blisteringly hot when the sun broke through the clouds and by nightfall we were reaching in a moderate breeze under a clear sky. We are pretty much alone now, one ship passed astern of us during the night and another flying fish landed on deck. As for bird life we have only seen one Shearwater in the past 24 hours.
This morning the conditions are very much like sailing in the Trade Winds.
15 knots of breeze, warm, and lots of cumulus clouds about. We are trying to make a bit of southing to stay below a ridge of high pressure for as long as possible though the forecast seems to indicate that within a few days the high pressure is going to out pace us and we will have some upwind conditions to contend with.
Yesterday afternoon was blisteringly hot when the sun broke through the clouds and by nightfall we were reaching in a moderate breeze under a clear sky. We are pretty much alone now, one ship passed astern of us during the night and another flying fish landed on deck. As for bird life we have only seen one Shearwater in the past 24 hours.
This morning the conditions are very much like sailing in the Trade Winds.
15 knots of breeze, warm, and lots of cumulus clouds about. We are trying to make a bit of southing to stay below a ridge of high pressure for as long as possible though the forecast seems to indicate that within a few days the high pressure is going to out pace us and we will have some upwind conditions to contend with.
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