[p]track4@lita
[pos] 51°02.78'N 161°53.99'W
[w] Wind WNW 10kts - sunny - swell mainly from W, but also NW, N and a few other waves from all around
[h] 011T
[sp] 6.4
[s]
d: 07.06.2018 01:28 GMT-0000
After yesterdays post we started to shake out one reef and through the remains of the night, in intervals of about 3 hours, the others followed. By sunrise we were running under fully cloth, yet the wind still continued to calm down, until we were barely still sailing fast enough to not start the engine. I can't think of many times when I was so content going really slow into the wrong direction. The morning was so peaceful after all this commotion the last two days. I just enjoyed watching all those confused little waves running aimlessly in random directions, while this glassy calm set upon them and gently calmed them down under a warming sky, that showed all promises to become a sunny day.
And so it was and it was perfect. The sun came out and stayed with us the whole day. The wind turned to the west and picked up, so we could aim toward our new goal and full speed and we just wore our smiles and thoroughly enjoyed it all.
On a downside: I tried to revive my starter batteries with the help of the sun and the paneles, but even after a good absorption charge they stay in a coma at 10.6V. I guess after nearly 50.000 miles they decided they did enough traveling and want to rest in peace now. can't blame them. I hope I can get decent replacements in the Shumigans...
I guess there is no need to say it, but I will stick to the tradition: All well aboard... despite the dead batteries!
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