Tuesday, December 31, 2019

Day 36

Day 36. Today finds us about 370 nautical miles north west of South Georgia at Lt.50 43.9'S Lg.045 46.0'W. We did not stop at the Falklands Islands in the end. A strong northerly air flow developed and we could either beat into it to Stanley or use it to carry us east. We opted for the latter. A quick fuel calculation shows we had roughly half of our original 9000 l left so we should be ok provided we get some wind.........

we saw a bit of shipping between the Horn and Falklands area (2 war ships, 1 NZ fishing vessel, 2 tankers and 1 cargo) but have seen nothing for about three days now. Reasonable wildlife with the normal seabirds, King Penguin, Killer Whales, Pilot Whale, Peale's Dolphin.

Weather wise we are calm at present and motoring the great circle course to Cape Town. Looks like some wind late today or tomorrow, then wind for a couple of days.

5300 nautical miles down
3000 nautical miles to go

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