13:07.08N 069:25.0E
Bryan reports smooth sailing conditions,very little wind and getting much hotter. A good indication that he is getting closer to home. Dubai is over the worse of the summer heat, but temperatures are still in the high 30s and humidity is 60 to 70 percent on average. The temperature offshore should be lower, but without much wind it will seem hotter anyway.
The 'miracle" fix for the chart plotter and the autopilot seems to be holding, so the guys are back on 3 hour watches during the night. The night they lost the autopilot they had to reduce the time between watches to 1 and a half hours to try and relieve the boredom of hand steering so at least now they should be getting a reasonable amount of sleep.
Time to arrival is still unsure. They are still too far out to make a reliable prediction. In theory, the distance remaining can be done in about 10 days but this can end up much faster or slower depending on the weather conditions. The good news is that they have managed to come to the west a few degrees. The wind patterns are showing a more west and southerly wind the further west they travel, which will be a big help and boost to their speed.
During our telephone conversation yesterday, a fish was just being landed. Sounded like they were in the process of catching a tuna so reckon it is fish for dinner today!
|
