A strange update today: The new position circle is almost completely overlapping yesterday's; only 11 NM of progress made.
What's going on?
For one, today's update was earlier than normal, so it has not been a full 24 hours. But is has been 20 hours, so that still doesn't explain the low mileage in full.
Maybe the wind had died down? If I remember the SaltyPaws' range on diesel is around 350 Nautical Miles - on a full tank (actually, 2 full tanks but it's just an expression). So, depending on the amount of fuel they've already used, they may not be in motoring range yet with 318 NM to go. I've checked the weather the wind seems good. On the map below, the arrow indicates direction and the 2 full lines on the 'wind barb' mean 20 knots of wind: Beaufort 5!
Maybe the position relayed to me was wrong/outdated/from yesterday? Or maybe they like it so much they don't want to make landfall? :)
All I know is --- we'll have to wait a few days to find out!
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| The wind map for the Carribean. The outline of the USA and the carribean islands are on the map. The 'wind barbs' show direction and speed of the wind. The SaltyPaws is is somewhere in the bottom right corner (not indicated). |
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