Dear Readers,

what a glorious day of sailing. I think today was the first time
really all voted: Enough wind, to a minimum with 4,5 (but more often
6-7) To come forward nodes, smooth lake, blue sky, Sun, …

This keeps it could recommend! Is it still at least until tomorrow. Then
should come from the west again used a low, that are more than
need strong southwest wind brings. We have a little to the south
can sag, to go to the center of the low out of the way and
not again “a cap on” get. The weather map for
15 Clock time is shown, how it develops. We are excited.

Today we have been lying all day in the sun. Egi im Cockpit, I
on the foredeck. We have turned brown in the past few days
really, I would have thought on the North Atlantic not so. But
logical – We sail south of the 39th degree of latitude – which lies on
Height of southern Italy. Problem is only present on board, that we both have the
same book read – I was always 200 Pages later, I hat Egi
Yesterday morning, while his guard caught up enormously. Therefore, we wait
only, dass der andere das Buch einen Augenblick fallen lässt 😉

The stove, we were able to repair yesterday luckily again. Have
probably too much ground away from the copper pipe, so that it at into the receiving
Boiler suits – Now it had a little play and was slipped out. A
Happiness, that was so easy to fix! While fishing, we had
unsuccessful and we have – except in the snack box of chocolates,
Cake, Fruit and custard – also hardly matters on board, the one without
Warming could eat. Fresh water, we do not have oodles of on-board.
There seems to have passed the planning. I could just for now 2
Indulge weeks at sea, the first real shower in the bow. As
It can be beautiful, to be clean … A shave, we also
granted. Egi yesterday, then this morning I. Are almost ready
For shore leave, but water is still a week ahead of the bow. 850
Miles there are still similar to Horta, only 710 to the first island of the
Azores. So we come closer. The hour period today is with 124 Miles
not bad. Tomorrow's will turn out something lean,
the wind decreases. But still useful, I think.

We have attached a photo of the sun with the shots donated by SVB.de
Sextants, I am here with the on board once again to the old
Would reflect methods of navigation. Clear, mainly rattles the GPS
our positions down, But I found already Sextantennavigation
always exciting and always wanted to try it once at sea, me
thus to find their way.

Recently went on the outskirts of the daily business of the media, that the
GPS positions will soon be more inaccurate. I was in the course
my internship at the Yacht in Hamburg has a little bit so.

The satellite, the current positions for navigation systems
Car and deliver on the boat (is about 34 in number, when I
remember correctly …), are now good 20 Years old. When one
think back, how far in front of the computer technology 20 Years was, can be
to think, what up there buzzing around for antiques. The
U.S. Air Force is responsible for the maintenance of the satellite (not the
NASA!), but by “budgetary cutbacks”, Saving, a little
behind the development of a new generation of satellites.
Three years ago, the new generation should gradually into all
be shot, But only now rising to the first satellite.
The problem is, turn out that now more and more. The GPS system needs
a certain number of satellites, to a precise position
ensure. Now, if the satellites are replaced, but still
not enough new buzz in orbit, takes the position accuracy
from. GPS is currently on our, that our position accuracy
of 13 Foot, So about 4 Meters has. That's enough for the sailors allemale.
But who is sitting in the car and between the tall buildings of a city
is traveling, screen the satellite, may have problems
have. To me it happened recently, that my navigation on a large
Highway one 3/4 It took hours, to me no longer on
To set the adjacent side streets. Uwe Röttgering reported in
on his blog www.einhandsegeln.de, that during the
OSTAR transatlantic race for two days no position on his GPS
could receive a call via satellite phone at home and had to,
so that his family had been sent via the Inmarsat system location
could notify the coachroof mounted on his race Trackers. Of
So really what seems to be tuned, with increasing
Inaccuracy. For the Car- and mobile navigation systems is one, as
I've heard, already working, to develop a new system:
Wireless computer networks are moving around by car receiver
cataloged and can, should the satellite cities in the United
insufficient, as a landmark for navigation systems
function. Anyone who has a laptop in the passenger seat by a
Big city is gone and seen the networks along the streets
has, can certainly imagine some of which.

For us sailors, the increasing inaccuracy of the GPS positions
the next 5 Years shall be no major problems – But for
I was good enough reason, I remember once again: How was the
actually at that time with the sextant? I will later times, from home
from, report at this point it.

Unless one of us here on board. Position today is 38 51.8 degrees′ N, 046
Grad 56'W.

Regards!

Your John