At 4:00 PM, GMT +8, we altered course from 269 degrees to 300 degrees to avoid a south moving circular storm centered just east of northern Sri Lanka. This will allow the storm to pass in front of us and put us in a more favorable quadrant once we enter it’s effects. Later we will turn more westerly then southerly toward the southern tip of SL.

We also dropped the paravanes in the water which will slow us some but also make for a more comfortable ride.

Randal on Dora Mac

DATE: 1/10/11

TIME: GMT +8 12:00 NOON

POSITION: 06 23.724N 89 55.049E

SOG: 5.6 KNOTS

COG: 268

WIND: OVER THE BOAT, 8 KNOTS OUT OF THE SE

SEAS: 1.5 METER OUT OF THE SOUTH

SKIES: OVERCAST

TEMP: 31C 88F

DISTANCE MADE GOOD: LAST 24 HOURS, 145 NM, AVERAGE 6.1 KNOTS TO DESTINATION: 1081 NM TIME TO DESTINATION: 6 DAYS, 20 HOURS.

ONBOARD: RUTH & RANDAL JOHNSON

COMMENTS: LAST NIGHT WAS VERY ROUGH WITH 29 KNOTS OF WIND OVER THE BOAT AT THE NOSE. WE WERE ALSO HITTING SOME HEFTY WAVES. TODAY I AM SEASICK AND EVEN RUTH IS FEELING THE EFFECTS.