Day 3 distance covered: 91 miles
Total distance covered: 361 miles
Wednesday 8 April 2009
Day 3 Las Perlas to Galapagos
A slow day today. We sailed with the main and cruising chute up until about 1pm when we realised we were getting pushed about 40 degrees off course by the current and the sails were just banging around so we put the motor on. We motored for the rest of the day until about 10pm when we managed to get enough wind to set the sails. When we spoke to the other boats on the net at 5pm all apart from 2 boats were motoring!! We had a good sail for the rest of the night. Kate got a lesson in navigation lights at 3.30am when she saw a mast head nav light with 2 horizontal white lights below it - this is a stationary fishing vessel with nets out over 150m - luckily we were going to pass far enough away!
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Guys
sounds as if you are having agreat time. The Pacific will be amazing. have read your blog since you started well done and not too much of that motor!
Have a wonderful Time! The Galapagos is beautiful! I will be back in June.
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