Virgin Global Row

Sunday, April 26, 2009near yet far

Fickle weather it be.... Last night 50kts+ v uncomfortable, sleeping tricky, now only 10kts from N.  Tomorrow more gales due from N..... Really not v good outlook for trying to make landfall.... Though we get a brief let up in the weather when it turns a bit lighter and into the W on Wednesday morning...perhaps that will be our chance to strike out for land but I reckon by then we will be well South of the hard stuff... Rendezvous with standby  fishing vessel tomorrow morning, since we are only 12nm from Big Moggy island our closest bit of land... Few power issues as windmill seems to have bad corrosion in bearings  prob from constant spray hitting it...and winter sun not so efficient at charging solar panels... Para anchor retrieval line fouled round rudder in storm last night...kerfuffle to  free it..

posted by Olly Hicks @ 4:29 AM