Take 1 ocean and 6 crew, leave Lyford Key in the Bahamas – make a brief stop in Faial in the Azores – take 19 days to arrive in Palma, Mallorca and there you have my 3rd Atlantic Crossing (West to East)
An Atlantic Crossing by numbers
Days at Sea – 19
Nautical miles travelled – 4294
Hours spent on watch a day – 4
Hours spent on watch a night – 3
Total hours spent on watch – 931
Books read – 9
Engine hours clocked – 504
Stops – 1
Days stopped – 4 days
Pieces of crockery smashed – 4
Meals eaten – 57
Birthdays – 2
Litres of fuel burnt – 15634
Crew – 6
Whales spotted – 6
Most layers of clothing worn at one time – 12
Shooting stars – 4
Full moons – 1
Leaks found – 3
Time zone changes – 3
Cumulative cups of tea drank – 328
Arrival drinks consumed in Palma – 200 approx; Unsure of correct figure
May, 2016 (Palma)
