Monthly Archives: March 2010

We arrived at Kavaratti Island perfectly after sunrise, and while we were still motoring around the island we were contacted by Port Control on the VHF. We explained we were only making a stop for the sake of buying diesel. … Continue reading →

Kavaratti Island is where we are going to try our luck in buying diesel (and maybe water and some groceries) if they allow us without having to check in. It is one of the Cannanore Islands, though I have also … Continue reading →

Not much has changed here, we are burning fuel without making a lot of progress. Replaced the large genoa for the yankee, now with the flatter yankee and the stay sail we can motor sail closer to the wind. Have … Continue reading →

Winds are still light and on the nose. There was a nasty squall yesterday morning, I woke up Jeff to help me get the sails down. About two miles to starboard there was a waterspout (the sea version of a … Continue reading →

This afternoon we cleared the south tip of India, Cape Comorin. We are still beating into light winds, often with the help of the engine. It feels like slow progress, but we slow and steady will get us there too. … Continue reading →

Since rounding Sri Lanka we have been having light winds, mostly on the nose. This means a lot of motoring with the sails up, and still not making that much progress (78nm in a day). There is a some current … Continue reading →

We had a good run overnight, no fireworks in the sky and the sea became smoother as we got closer to Sri Lanka. We came closer to the shipping lane, but went between the freighters and Sri Lanka. 3 miles … Continue reading →

The past few evenings we have been going between squalls and last night it was our turn. For a number of hours we were fighting squalls, but at least we got our decks washed with fresh water. This morning it … Continue reading →

We covered 300NM in the last 48 hours, the good wind is there from the NE, about 15 knots, a broad reach which makes things a little rolly. We hope to ride this as long as we can, but once … Continue reading →

Yesterday (Tuesday) was our first day without having to start the engine. We made almost 150 miles on that day. The beauty of Magnet is that she does not need a lot of wind to get to a nice speed. … Continue reading →