Close Hauled, last 50nm by Captain Francois

DATE: 01-03-16 GMT: 1400 POS: 38º01′ N,29º26′ W COG:50º  SOG:4 kts

50 nautical miles to Horta de Fail
Sailing *Hard on the Wind*
As close as possible of the *Eye Of The Wind*
Not with a great speed, around the half of Full and By’ speed

Within a focus steering, we can make it without tacking
Tacking up and down is not a good option without a full main sail
We manage to fix it on the second reef, but now we running out of sawing thread

And we’ll eat our last pumpkin at lunch

If the wind don’t back and with a little help from Neptune
Tres Hombres will cast her mooring lines in Horta de Faial tonight or tomorrow morning
In a Bristol Ship Shape way

That how it’s goes on a traditional real sailing ship

francois

GENERAL SYNOPSIS: ON BOARD THE TRES HOMBRES
WIND DIR:south-east
WIND SPD:10 kts
CURRENT DIR:north east
CLOUDS:altocumulus
SEA STATE:calm
SEA TEMP:17ºC
AIR TEMP:16ºC
AIR PRES:1034 hPa