Friday 9th September
We spent most of the night trying to dodge squalls. As we got past one another would appear. Tony discovered how disorienting it can be to hand steer at night as he did a 360. It wasn’t long into Sue’s shift when she did the same. We’ll just use the autopilot at night time, it keeps us on track. Daybreak brought blue sky and a calmer sea. But that didn’t last long after lunch it was back to dodging squall. With everything reefed right down some of the squalls were pushing us along at over 8 knots. Going into the evening it looks like we are going to have more of the same. We’ve already reached the 1/4 Mark.
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We spent most of the night trying to dodge squalls. As we got past one another would appear. Tony discovered how disorienting it can be to hand steer at night as he did a 360. It wasn’t long into Sue’s shift when she did the same. We’ll just use the autopilot at night time, it keeps us on track. Daybreak brought blue sky and a calmer sea. But that didn’t last long after lunch it was back to dodging squall. With everything reefed right down some of the squalls were pushing us along at over 8 knots. Going into the evening it looks like we are going to have more of the same. We’ve already reached the 1/4 Mark.
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Darn squalls! When sailing in Belize, the distances are shorter from anchorage to anchorage, so are easier to avoid.
Looks like the wind should be behind you tomorrow and clear of the squalls. Good luck with the auto pilot that’s a long way to steer.
Thinking about you and enjoying your posts..hope the squalls disapait. Rebecca