Dec 11

Our position at 1200 UTC today was 19 53.5 N, 33 41.4 W; course 284 magnetic. We are 1155 miles out of Las Palmas with 1608 to Antigua. Made 142 miles inlast 24 hours for 5.92 knot average. We had to slow down during the night to make for a more comfortable ride. We also altered course a bit to make for abetter ride. The predicted cold front passed over us about dark last night. It started with SW and then W winds of about 20-25 knots and very steep choppy seas. We had lumpy night with pitching and rolling, but we slept anyway. Dave cooked more Mahi Mahi for dinner--a real physical challenge given the boat motion. By this morning the winds are down to 10-15 from the NNW. Ocean swells are quite high, but not troublesome. We had one wave of at least 16 feet (Sort of like a thrill bump in a car), but most are 8-10 feet.

Teka III crew