Friday, June 27, 2008

UUUGHHHH!

Last night the seas began building at about 8:00 pm. And the winds freshened. And the seas grew higher. And the winds blew stronger. Before long, we were motorsailing in near gale force winds and ten to twelve foot seas. It was a long and tiresome night, and it lasted most of today. But finally it has calmed down, and we are sailing along nicely.

We have been making great time! Except for a spot where we were unsure of which way to go, in which configuration, for comfort, instead of progress, we were beating our to-Bermuda average of 6.7 knots. Amazing. But we were riding up huge mountains of waves that would slow us, and then we would slide, sometimes crash, down the other side. If you can believe the GPS Trip feature we saw 21.4 knots Maximum. Jim Juliet Whiskey keeps repeating, "I just can't believe this boat!"

We are booking for Block Island sometime Sunday to beat the next round of weather. Hopefully we will be snug in the anchorage before dark under Q Flag for showers, food, and sleep before heading out at first light Monday in home waters to find Customs.

06/27/2008
23:31:15 GMT
37° 13.42' N
68° 41.75' W

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