26th of December 2004
5th day from Isla Mujeres, on our way again
Weather:
They still are talking that the front is stalled, we should get NE wind
15 knots. The front seems to stay with us. We are not happy about this. It
is wet, gusty and not stable.
At 12.00 we decided to leave. The wind was out of the NE finally, around
20 knots.
During the night we passed between Chinchorro and the Mexican mainland.
The wind was up to 25 knots out of the NE. Steep waves because of wind
against current. Not a pleasant night. It even happened that the wind was
dead from behind, and with the steep waves it was a rather tricky thing to
get the boat balanced and have some speed. I tried everything even the try
sail. That was on for a couple of hours until the wind diminished. After
that back to second reef in the main and stay sail.
The most uncomfortable thing was that with the wind aback, the rain entered
the cockpit-hatch and the navigation charts got wet on the navigation
table. The navigation office was temporarily moved to the ‘Japanese bed’.
In short: not much rest, tense all the time.
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26th of December 2004
5th day from Isla Mujeres, on our way again
Weather:
They still are talking that the front is stalled, we should get NE wind
15 knots. The front seems to stay with us. We are not happy about this. It
is wet, gusty and not stable.
At 12.00 we decided to leave. The wind was out of the NE finally, around
20 knots.
During the night we passed between Chinchorro and the Mexican mainland.
The wind was up to 25 knots out of the NE. Steep waves because of wind
against current. Not a pleasant night. It even happened that the wind was
dead from behind, and with the steep waves it was a rather tricky thing to
get the boat balanced and have some speed. I tried everything even the try
sail. That was on for a couple of hours until the wind diminished. After
that back to second reef in the main and stay sail.
The most uncomfortable thing was that with the wind aback, the rain entered
the cockpit-hatch and the navigation charts got wet on the navigation
table. The navigation office was temporarily moved to the ‘Japanese bed’.
In short: not much rest, tense all the time.
This entry was posted on Sunday, December 26th, 2004 at 05:00 and is filed under General.
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26th of December 2004
5th day from Isla Mujeres, on our way again
Weather:
They still are talking that the front is stalled, we should get NE wind 15
knots. The front seems to stay with us. We are not happy about this. It is
wet, gusty and not stable.
At 12.00 we decided to leave. The wind was out of the NE finally, around 20
knots.
During the night we passed between Chinchorro and the Mexican mainland. The
wind was up to 25 knots out of the NE. Steep waves because of wind against
current. Not a pleasant night. It even happened that the wind was dead from
behind, and with the steep waves it was a rather tricky thing to get the
boat balanced and have some speed. I tried everything even the try sail.
That was on for a couple of hours until the wind diminished. After that
back to second reef in the main and stay sail.
The most uncomfortable thing was that with the wind aback, the rain entered
the cockpit-hatch and the navigation charts got wet on the navigation
table. The navigation office was temporarily moved to the ‘Japanese bed’.
In short: not much rest, tense all the time.
This entry was posted on Sunday, December 26th, 2004 at 05:00 and is filed under General.
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