Miss Malin logbook - November 28, 2013

There seems to be a little less action on Miss Malin and the sailing across the Atlantic today, who knew that Atlantic sailing, popcorn and movies work well together! Here you have Einar writing a logbook for the day. 01:30. We will soon go off our midnight watch. It is completely still outside. No wind at all. We turn on the engine and go to bed to sleep. Truls and Mattias take over for the next watch. Our position is N.24°51.959, W23°53.435 with an engine speed of 7.2 knots SOG on a course of 220 degrees. It is another wonderfully starry night, and the waves behind the boat sparkle with marled. 14:00. Soup as usual for lunch. We made it more luxurious and brought out some ice cream for dessert. The highlight of the day. Martin who has sailed a couple of times around the world during different Volvo Ocean Race noted that it was the first time he ate ice cream in the middle of the Atlantic, the first time for the rest of us as well. 15:00. We got a bite of a black soup bag on the fishing rod. The incredibly quiet still day meant that expectations were at their peak when Giovanni started cranking in. The disappointment was just as great when the soup bag came up in the boat. The disappointment was even greater when we actually got a bite a little later, but the fish jumped off the hook right by the boat. 17:00. We hoisted the TV in the lounge and started a Pirates of the Caribbean movie. Anders popped popcorn and we took out some coca-cola cans to get the right movie feeling. There is much more action on Captain Sparrow than around us right now. We want wind. The sea around us is 5km deep and lies still like viscous oil. The wind is blowing 2 knots according to the anemometer. 18:00. Still movie. According to the latest forecast, the wind should come at 00.00 tonight. We hope for it. We don't have enough diesel to get even halfway to St. Lucia by engine. Our position is N.23°36.214, W25°11.590. We are doing 6 knots for engine to not draw so much diesel in a course of 260 degrees. About 2100 nautical miles left to St. Lucia. With best regards, Einar Halldin