Ithaka - March 3, 2017

By Ithaka on

[password] rachel25,
[position] 40 39.112s 049 54.521w
[status] On passage Falklands to St Helena.
The moon is new but moving from teen, to middle age. We had her hanging in the western sky for a couple of hours this evening before she was cocooned in billows of grey cloud. It's good to have a moon and really good when she is getting bigger as at present. She takes away the unknown, lightens the darkness, and broadens the horizon. Hopefully we will make St Helena before she becomes old and shriveled.

Maunie of Ardwall - March 3, 2017

By Maunie_of_Ardwall on

[p]wallace
[s]=20
pos: 40 57.5s 148 58.1e
sp: 7.3
h: 010m
w: Wind 20 knots SE, 100% low grey cloud, 2m confused seas, 1024mb
d: 03/03/17 09:30 GMT+1100
A bumpy, sleep-deprived first night but, so far, the wind is delivering the goods. We are making good speed, goosewinged for most of the night and now reaching. The slightly confused sea conditions meant that Winnie the Windpilot struggled to steer a reliable course so we sacrificed amps to Constance the autopilot and are now running the generator to replace them. All well on board.[END]

Airik Island, Maloelap Atoll

By SwiftSure on

Bay consists of a crescent formed by four islands in the southern most tip of Maleolap Atoll, all linked by a wide reef. Anchor in 10-12m, mixed sand and coral bottom. Good protection 340 to 180 degrees. Unprotected from 180 to 340 except by outer lagoon reef, not a haven in westerly breezes. Lovely village/people ashore.

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