At last we seem to have caught the Trade Winds. The sun is shining, the sea is blue and we are sailing! Deck hand #1 and Second Mate even managed to have showers yesterday - good thing too some would say... They used the former's ingenuous camping shower, hung through the overhead hatch in the stern heads. Surprising how effective it is with only 1.5 litres of water. That is the daily personal allowance of water per crew member by the way.
Since leaving Tenerife we have motored for a total of 60 hours sometimes with sail helping, sometimes without. But now we have not motored for a full 24 hours so the signs are good. Only slight dark 'cloud' on the horizon is that the hydro generator has ceased to work. So the bosun is on the case. We still have the solar panel which should sustain the batteries during the day. In worst case the engine will have to go on for an hour to charge them up again. Everything we don't actually need has been switched off. Heaven forbid that the fridge has to go too!
Speaking of food, all fresh meat has now been consumed. Still hoping to catch fish but no bites yet.
Since leaving Tenerife we have motored for a total of 60 hours sometimes with sail helping, sometimes without. But now we have not motored for a full 24 hours so the signs are good. Only slight dark 'cloud' on the horizon is that the hydro generator has ceased to work. So the bosun is on the case. We still have the solar panel which should sustain the batteries during the day. In worst case the engine will have to go on for an hour to charge them up again. Everything we don't actually need has been switched off. Heaven forbid that the fridge has to go too!
Speaking of food, all fresh meat has now been consumed. Still hoping to catch fish but no bites yet.
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