Friday 7 November 2008

Atlantic Passage: Mindelo to Grenada - Day 1

We departed Mindelo about 16:15 with a send off from Max and Gigi shortly
followed by a pod of dolphins guiding our way down the channel between Sao
Vicente and Santo Antao. We had a good push along our way from the venture
affect between the islands and making good progress. However by about 9pm
the wind had almost completely disappeared and we ended up motoring on our
first night at low revs to conserve fuel but therefore loosing pace. However
by 5am we were under sail again and have been making good progress ever
since. Kevin has even had three catches today but we are not quite sure of
the species so none have yet made it to the pot.

Distance covered 16:15 to noon: 105nM
Position @ noon: Lat 16 36.551N, Long 26 44.789W
Total distance = 105nM
Distance to run = 1995nM

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