Rio Grande to Enseada Pinheira - Day 4
13/11/11 22:09 Filed in: Brazil | On Passage
After midnight the wind backed further to ENE at 18 knots. We were now beating and having to work to maintain our course.
I couldn't bear away because of the need to maintain plenty of sea room on this coast. At this point we were 41 miles offshore.
At 04:00 we passed the latitude of Porto Alegre and are now the farthest north we have been since December 2008.
Around dawn the wind increased to 22 knots where it stayed all day.
Noon run 99 miles.
What a contrast to yesterday. Conditions have become unpleasant with a dark cloudy sky. Sailing conditions became uncomfortable. Bang bang bang hard on the wind all day.
Late in the evening the wind eased slightly to 18 knots as we proceeded in a moderate sea with long swell.
I couldn't bear away because of the need to maintain plenty of sea room on this coast. At this point we were 41 miles offshore.
At 04:00 we passed the latitude of Porto Alegre and are now the farthest north we have been since December 2008.
Around dawn the wind increased to 22 knots where it stayed all day.
Noon run 99 miles.
What a contrast to yesterday. Conditions have become unpleasant with a dark cloudy sky. Sailing conditions became uncomfortable. Bang bang bang hard on the wind all day.
Late in the evening the wind eased slightly to 18 knots as we proceeded in a moderate sea with long swell.