Position: 30 deg 25.3" N, 77 deg 33.3" W
Heading: 85 deg.
COG: 90 deg.
Winds: SSW 15kt
Seas: 8-10 ft swells from the south
Current: ?
Temp: 80 deg, sunny
BP: 1017 mb
Notes:
Thursday night, Scott challenged a couple of warships for right of way. At one point, warship
94 requested we state our intentions immediately. Or else implied. Later, we encounter
another Navy vessel that was on collision course but unresponsive to radio. The captain
finally stated we could hold our course after we tacked. Scott was audibly upset.
Later that evening, we were hit by a gale. One rogue wave crashed over the stern, dousing
Kelly and Wiley and leaving standing water in the cockpit. Double-reef on the main, very
little headsail. The night watch was tough, as Kelly, Wiley and I had stayed up until 5am
getting the boat ready. Scott was rested and aware.
Friday, fair sailing, we're surfing waves all day, averaging 7 or 8 knots.
Dealt with a leaky jerrycan of diesel. Cleanup took 2 hours, emptying and scrubbing of
everything in the lazarette. Everyone is anxious to get the boat situated so we can spend more
time sailing than working. But, the sailing has been pretty ideal.
Figured out our comm. problems with satellite e-mail and weather. Tech support is pretty poor
in the middle of the atlantic.
There is a cold front passing well north of us, we believe it shouldn't affect us dramatically,
but we're expecting strong winds.
4 comments:
I hope the leak of the diesel came from a hole in the container and not the professional seal job that was done ten minutes before departure.
Dear Wiley, Scott, Eric and Kelly:
We had a lovely Mother's Day dinner at our house today. Amy and Allison made dinner for me, my mother and Diane. The dinner was great and the company even better. Diane is looking into flights from Bermuda to Tampa. Hope you are able to get your electrical problem fixed. Love Mom-Susan
Scott,Eric,Wiley,Kelly
I just wonder what new dish Scott has improvised.(Lucky No vegetarians!!). By the way Scott you are a genius..FUN share shot up to 24.55!!!. ( I had to tell you this)...
Hope you guys are doing great.
Eric, did you get a close look at the crew of that warship? Was there a police officer, Native Amercian Chief, or a construction foreman on deck, by chance? They are not in the NAVY!!! They are pirates.
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