DAY 15 PAINFUL only 740 nautical miles to go
POSITION 08D13.102s 126D17.095w
Today I have titled the blog PAINFUL. It summarises our progress at present. The wind stayed light during yesterday and then during the evening dropped right off. At 1 point we were doing 3.8 knots. The swell is increasing as there is a depression way to the south of us. Unfortunately the winds are not increasing yet. Big swell and light winds=very uncomfortable and rolly conditions. The pressure will drop soon and the winds will increase we hope! At present our hopes of making the journey in 20 days are fading.
This morning I spotted a sailing yacht ahead of us by 8 miles. We called on the radio but they did not respond. We have watched them move away from us-they must have passed us during the night.
Yesterday the sea was relatively calm. We sat on the back deck for the last few hours in the sunshine. A freak wave covered the deck but we were quick enough to jump up and avoid getting wet. As it was such a beautiful moment I decided to have a nice glass of red wine. We don't normally drink on transits (Ian is really good-he never ever drinks-really he doesn't). It was a wonderful few hours a real treat after hiding in the cockpit for 2 weeks.
Todays problem-the watermaker. We are disappointed with the watermaker. We now have our 3rd problem with it. Ian noticed water on the saloon floor. He traced it back to the cupboard where the watermaker is located. It has started to leak through the seal at the end of the high pressure pump. The watermaker still makes water but the problem will get worse. We did not want to go to Papeete, looks like we may have to now-nearest Spectra Watermaker agent. Watermakers are expensive so it is really frustrating
We started the watermelon-it was delicious-it will last for a few days.
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