The Flying Lentil The log of Festina Lente, Sigma 38

We are reaching in gradually decreasing SE wind, heading E of rhumb line to Bermuda to try to avoid a thundery low to our North and to get some easting in for when it blows hard from the NE in a couple of days time. Currently idyllic conditions – except it is very warm, but already the water temperature is dropping and I suspect that over the next few weeks we will look back with nostalgia on the concept of being hot!

I have been working hard at my astro nav – and appear to have cracked it – except that with the sun nearly overhead its quite difficult to get position lines that cross at a decent angle – so I really need to get a planet at dusk – which is described in the next chapter!

We left with our friends on Brindabella , but they are suffering in the light winds and are falling astern. I suspect they will catch up if it comes on to blow or if we have to motor. Two Swedish boats left at the same time , but have dissapeared off to the West , sailing the rhumb line course, so although it LOOKS empty , its quite a busy bit of ocean out here.

So greetings from Festina – once more on the ocean .Position at noon today 20.24N 63.47W 130 NM run . All well.