Position 0630 18th 4351 11815, trip 149, DMGDistance Made Good; More here
137. Too good to be true. Anxiously scanning the horizon for the ExaminerShe who asks awkward questions of the crew and tests them with difficult tasks. but the gribWeather files.
Graphics in Binary file: GRIB files associate a specific weather datum (eg wind velocity or atmospheric pressure) with a geographic position. Because the resulting file is a collection of these points they are extremely small and so ideal over slow links such as sailmail. predicts more of the same for three days or so. Hmm! Less than 2 Berrimilla Units to go – 1194 miles to the waypointA fixed location with specified latitude and longtitude co-ordinates maintained by GPS, 1241 to SE CapeThe southernmost point of the main island of Tasmania.
For an instant or two in a couple of days time, at about 4406 S 12636 E the magnetic variation will be Zero as we cross the transit from the true north pole to the north magnetic pole. Up in the North West passageThe Northwest Passage is a sea route through the Arctic Ocean, along the northern coast of North America via waterways amidst the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. More here. near Devon Island, it was nearly 90 degrees.
Chris P, we might decide to go to Adventure Bay if the weather is ok and then into the DerwentThe Derwent is a river in Tasmania, Australia. Its large estuary forms the port of Hobart.
via the Iron PotA small island lying close to the south-eastern coast of Tasmania around the entrance to the River DerwentThe Derwent is a river in Tasmania, Australia. Its large estuary forms the port of Hobart.
. It is the site of Tasmania’s first lighthouse. – a rather more significant sounding end to a circumnavigation than 'somewhere' in the DerwentThe Derwent is a river in Tasmania, Australia. Its large estuary forms the port of Hobart.
. We will keep you posted via the blog. would be good to have an escort – last time was pretty cool.
Maureen T – If we haven't already bored you silly and you are still out there, thought you might like to know that the plastic box you sent us the cake in has been our biscuit box ever since and has done splendid service. Would you like it back with provenance?