Thursday, September 17, 2009

On Passage

Hi all,
Left the Marina at Funchal at 1300hrs Wed 16 on passage to the
Canaries, wind has been good for Lanzarote so far but slacking off a
bit at the moment, my present Position: 31,19.12N , 15,36.72W, Speed: 1
knots, Course: 69 deg. not good at all. have been doing over six knts
sometimes 8 since about 4 in the afternoon yesterday till 1000 today,
over 100 miles already! hopfully wind will pick up again soon, forecast
I have is NE F2-4 but not even F1 right now, a bit cloudy but warm with
a northerly swell running, just furkle-ing along.
More Later
Roy