Paul, it really is not fun when there are big swells and it’s gross out. That feeling of being trapped, ill, in an apparently endless chunk of time on the sea is miserable. I used to semi-freak out every afternoon…
Day 7 Atlantic Crossing
We still have about 1834 miles to go so we made about 185 miles of progress today. Flew the spinnaker all day so that really helped. Going dead down wind is not a great point of sail for Catamarans although…
Food
Jer: Of course I have to write about the food. We still have two heads of lettuce, two heads of cabbage, carrots, green and red peppers, onions, tomatoes, a cucumber, apples, citrus, one mango, and some root vegetable that the…
Atlantic Crossing Questions
James, thanks for the questions. I’ll do my best but know that when at sea after several days into a crossing ones IQ lowers due to sleep deprivation and being bounced around. 1.) How many hours a day are you…
Day 6 Atlantic Crossing
We still have about 2017 miles to go but we made good progress over the last 24 hours sailing in 10-20kts of wind at 6-10kts. Had the screecher up about 1/3 of the time and took it down at night…
Day 5 Atlantic Crossing
We have 2093 nm to go after motoring and then sailing in light winds for the majority of the day. This winds have been mostly under 10kts and we’ve been making about 5 kts under sail with our screecher/spinnaker so…
Jerri
Tim’s been doing a great job reporting the daily goings on, but I figure it’s time for me to weigh in. It’s a beautiful night. As the (not quite as super as the last) super moon approaches, the night is…
Day 4 Atlantic Crossing
Today brought a little more action than day 3. We have 2230 nm to go after motoring for the last 24 hours. The currents are swirling so sometimes it helps and sometimes it hurts. I downloaded three difference current maps…
Day 3 Atlantic Crossing
Day 3 was uneventful. Motored all day but put the sail out a few times which added .5 to 1.5 kts of additional speed. We’ve also been getting 1/2 knot of current in our favor so that helps. We burned…
Day 2 Atlantic Crossing
Today is the second day of a crossing and a kind of surreal day. Before I jump into that, thanks for the comments. It’s motivating for me to know some friends out there value the blog. Also, know that I…