Well the SW'ly gale is begining to die down however last night was rough!
The visibilty was horrible as wind, sea and rain battered the ship meaning at one point we where only doing 3 knots.
Im pretty sure Shirley and Pete over took me on their cruise between 0100 and 0200, ish, and I suspect there may have been a few brandy's needed before bed on that ship. There again at twice the size of our ship they probably didnt notice the weather too much!
One of the ship's I passed on watch in the channel was no other than the R.F.A Larg's Bay. The very ship I had been promised to be joinng by my appointer! How strange, she's off to the Carribbean and I'm heading for somewhere cooler. Mistake?? I hope not!The picture is us sticking the bow(thats the front bit, the pointy bit) into some of the big swell left by the Atlantic depression that has brought Gales to out passage so far. Hopefully the coming week brings fairer weather and some better photo opportunities (may'be my survival suit in true "Deadiest Catch" stlye).
At lunch time today we are 143° x 14.8'nm from Lizard Point (Lat 49°45.7'N Long 004°58.8'W).
Day Run 163'nm
Steaming Time 22h28mins
Average Speed 7.25knots
Overall Distance 476'nm
Steaming Time 46h08mins
Overall Ave. Speed 10.8knots
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