The ninth day, it was still calm. We had nothing much to do, the boat went straight on motor on autopilot which, under these circumstances with charged batteries and no pressure on the rudder wouldn't have any power failures. With some slight wind directly on our nose we were not even making much speed. Such a calm day goes by much faster watching a movie or two. With "Open Water" we had made an excellent choice for our situation. It was better to stay under deck anyway. The deck was a mess by now. Since the wind had calmed so much we had those birds invading the boat during the night and some of them now during the days as well. Cleaning some of their droppings was one of the few useful tasks left for the the day.
captains log:
continue on port tack, wind ENE 8kn
0700 turn E at 1800rpm
genoa badly cut, doesn't go to windward, have to roll her in
1200 E50°58 S 2°38 (98nm)
17 birds shit on the boat, a real mess, Andy cleans the worst
wind stays on the nose, continue to motor
midday: E=94,75h
2200 loose rapalla No.4 bitten through the line
Have to take the fishing line off when watching a film, loose too many lures.
Friday, 24 October 2008
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