Island Voyager has now been to sea for four days. They have been running with no auto pilot and have been experiencing 20knot winds on the ¼. The winds have generally been north east and it has been extremely hard to steer. Everything is together now so things should get better. It has been too rough to do much work. Rick and Mick start their shift at 2am and work till 6am. They then have time off and come on shift again from 2pm to 6pm.
Their bearing as we speak is North 2o .25.800
West 074.06.9500
They are on the north east corner of cuba just about to enter the passage called windward passage with lies between cuba and Haiti. They then have approx 700 to 750 nautical miles straight on to Panama. They are travelling 140 nautical miles per day so if we divide the 750 nautial miles to Panama by 140 they are travelling, they will expect to get to panama in 5 and a half days from right now.
Rick said that they have been travelling at times about 7 nautical miles off shore and have been able to see villages at night and storm cells during the day and night.
He sounded very tired and said he would try and call again when they get to Panama. He said to say everything is fine and there will be more good news soon.
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Where are you guys? Have been trying to contact you for days now. Your sat phone isn't working. Hopefully you are close to Panama by now and you will contact us shortly? Kaye
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