All is well on Yacht Rocket.
Today was a really hot and sticky day--worse than normal. Any physical work including breathing bring on a massive sweat attack.
Lots of Suntan lotion is a must.
Last night and this morning we had really nice sailing conditions.
Today we flew the code zero.
We were sailing really nicely doing 10 to 11 knots.
Unfortunately the wind rose during mid-afternoon and we had to revert to Genoa and 1 st reef.
The wind has now reduced to around 10 knots and coming from about 110 degrees.
We are doing around 7 / 8 knots, and the boat is riding smoothly--what a nice change from the bumpy ride we have had since leaving Rio.
So far the sailing has been really nice.
Today we changed the filter on the water maker--the filter was very dirty and the water that was being made was not so nice--had a Rio Harbour Taste !!
Yesterday on several occasions we lost SOG ( Speed over ground ) reading. Not sure why but this will also effect out Total Trip measurement.
As such, the trip indicated we only did 171 n. miles yesterday ( day 2 )
In reality, i am sure we did over 200 miles.
At 1600 hrs today we were 421 miles from Rio ( as the crow flies )
That's all from us on Rocket.
Regards
Rex
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