May 23, 2019 Day 230 Noon Position: 36 30N 59 08W Course(t)/Speed(kts): W 6 Wind(t/tws): NxW 15 – 20 Sea(t/ft): NW 10 Sky: Overcast 10ths Cloud Cover: 10 Bar(mb): 1021 Cabin Temp(f): 70 Water Temp(f): 71 Relative Humidity(%): 50 Sail: #2 genoa and main, two tucks, close reaching. Noon-to-Noon Miles Made Good (nm): 112, Read More
May 22, 2019 Day 229 Noon Position: 36 36N 6116W Course: ENE 6 Wind: NNW 20 -25 Sea: NNW 14 Sail: #2, three reefs, close reaching Noon to Noon miles made good: 115 We’re biting into the underside of our first North Atlantic low. Winds are the stiffest we’ve experienced since Cape Horn, and, Read More
May 21, 2019 Day 228 Noon Position: 34 48N 62 05W Course(t)/Speed(kts): NxE 5 Wind(t/tws): S 10 Sea(t/ft): S 3 Sky: Altcumulus. Looks like a front to the south 10ths Cloud Cover: 7 Bar(mb): 1019, falling. 1016.5 four hours later. Cabin Temp(f): 82 Water Temp(f): 72 Relative Humidity(%): 67 Sail: Twin headsails out full., Read More
May 20, 2019 Day 227 Noon Position: 33 212N 62 09W Course(t)/Speed(kts): NNE 4 Wind(t/tws): SExE 6 Sea(t/ft): E 3 Sky: Thin Altostratus 10ths Cloud Cover: 8 Bar(mb): 1024 Cabin Temp(f): 77 Water Temp(f): 71 Relative Humidity(%): 56 Sail: #1 genoa and main, reaching on starboard Noon-to-Noon Miles Made Good (nm): 78 Miles since, Read More
May 19, 2019 Day 226 Noon Position: 32 04N 61 57W Course(t)/Speed(kts): NWxN 2.5 Wind(t/tws): W 4 Sea(t/ft): NW 3, a steep chop Sky: Clear 10ths Cloud Cover: 0 Bar(mb): 1024+ Cabin Temp(f): 88 Water Temp(f): 73 Relative Humidity(%): 48 Sail: #1 genoa and main, close reaching on starboard. Noon-to-Noon Miles Made Good (nm):, Read More
May 18, 2019 Day 225 Noon Position: 31 39N 60 58W Course(t)/Speed(kts): N 5 Wind(t/tws): NExE 4 Sea(t/ft): — Sky: Clear 10ths Cloud Cover: 0 Bar(mb): 1023 Cabin Temp(f): 81 Water Temp(f): 77 Relative Humidity(%): 60 Sail: #1 Genoa and Main, Close Hauled. Noon-to-Noon Miles Made Good (nm): 81 Miles since departure: 30,025 Avg., Read More
May 17, 2019 Day 224 Noon Position: 29 50N 59 43W Course(t)/Speed(kts): ExN 5.5 Wind(t/tws): N 10 Sea(t/ft): N 2 Sky: Altostratus 10ths Cloud Cover: 7 Bar(mb): 1019+ Cabin Temp(f): 82 Water Temp(f): 74 Relative Humidity(%): 67 Sail: Working jib and main, close hauled, starboard Noon-to-Noon Miles Made Good (nm): 51 Miles since departure:, Read More
May 15, 2019 Day 222 Noon Position: 26 49N 59 39W Course(t)/Speed(kts): NxE 7 – 8 Wind(t/tws): SxW 16 – 20 Sea(t/ft): S 8+ Sky: Overcast, squalls with rain 10ths Cloud Cover: 10 Bar(mb): 1019+, falling slowly Cabin Temp(f): 81 Water Temp(f): 78 Relative Humidity(%): 69 Sail: Twins poled out. One reef in both., Read More
May 14, 2019 Day 221 Noon Position: 24 28N 59 12W Course(t)/Speed(kts): NNW 6 Wind(t/tws): SSE 11 Sea(t/ft): SW 3 Sky: Squally; big thunderheads moving slowly 10ths Cloud Cover: 8 Bar(mb): 1022+ Cabin Temp(f): 86 Water Temp(f): 79 Relative Humidity(%): 60 Sail: Twin headsails poled out. Noon-to-Noon Miles Made Good (nm): 60 Miles since, Read More
May 13, 2019 Day 220 Noon Position: 23 34N 58 45W Course(t)/Speed(kts): N 2.5 Wind(t/tws): SSE 4 Sea(t/ft): NE 3 Sky: Clear 10ths Cloud Cover: 0 Bar(mb): 1021 Cabin Temp(f): 88 Water Temp(f): 81 Relative Humidity(%): 44 Sail: Spinnaker and main. Noon-to-Noon Miles Made Good (nm): 112 Miles since departure: 29,632 Avg. Miles/Day: 135, Read More
May 12, 2019 Day 219 Noon Position: 21 52N 57 54W Course(t)/Speed(kts): WxN 2.5 Wind(t/tws): ExS 4.5 Sea(t/ft): NE 8 Sky: Squalls 10ths Cloud Cover: 9 Bar(mb): 1023 Cabin Temp(f): 90 Water Temp(f): 81 Relative Humidity(%): 61 Sail: Twins poled, running. Noon-to-Noon Miles Made Good (nm): 108 Miles since departure: 29,520 Avg. Miles/Day: 135, Read More
May 11, 2019 Day 218 Noon Position: 20 34N 56 33W Course(t)/Speed(kts): NW 4 Wind(t/tws): NExE 6 Sea(t/ft): E 3 Sky: Cirrus haze and cumulus 10ths Cloud Cover: 5 Bar(mb): 1019 Cabin Temp(f): 86 Water Temp(f): 80 Relative Humidity(%): 60 Sail: #2 poled to windward, #1 and main out to leeward, broad reach, starboard, Read More
May 10, 2019 Day 217 Noon Position: 19 28N 54 27w Course(t)/Speed(kts): NxW 3.8 Wind(t/tws): WNW 4 Sea(t/ft): — Sky: Squalls on al sides 10ths Cloud Cover: 5 Bar(mb): 1017 Cabin Temp(f): 86 Water Temp(f): 90 Relative Humidity(%): 64 Sail: Big genoa and main, reaching on port Noon-to-Noon Miles Made Good (nm): 69 Miles, Read More
May 9, 2019 Day 215 Noon Position: 19 18N 53 16W Course(t)/Speed(kts): WxS 3.5 Wind(t/tws): E 6.5 Sea(t/ft): E 3 Sky: Mostly clear. Some mares tales in the morning; now gone. 10ths Cloud Cover: 0 Bar(mb): 1018 Cabin Temp(f): 88 Water Temp(f): 80 (interesting that temp is rising) Relative Humidity(%): 59 Sail: Twin headsails, Read More
May 8, 2019 Day 215 Noon Position: 18 54N 51 17W Course(t)/Speed(kts): W 4 Wind(t/tws): E 5 Sea(t/ft): E 2 Sky: Light squalls, then clear 10ths Cloud Cover: 5 then 0 Bar(mb): 1020+ Cabin Temp(f): 86 Water Temp(f): 79 Relative Humidity(%): 59 Sail: Spinnaker and main; running dead downwind. Noon-to-Noon Miles Made Good (nm):, Read More
May 7, 2019 Day 214 Noon Position: 18 21N 48 95W Course(t)/Speed(kts): NWxW 6 Wind(t/tws): NE 11 Sea(t/ft): NE 4 Sky: Clear 10ths Cloud Cover: 0 Bar(mb): 1021 Cabin Temp(f): 86 Water Temp(f): 78 Relative Humidity(%): 55 Sail: Working jib poled to port, main to starboard, broad reach Noon-to-Noon Miles Made Good (nm): 158, Read More
May 6, 2019 Day 213 Noon Position: 16 58N 46 38W Course(t)/Speed(kts): NW 6.5 Wind(t/tws): NExE 10 Sea(t/ft): NE 4 Sky: Altocumulus and Squalls 10ths Cloud Cover: 2 Bar(mb): 1021 Cabin Temp(f): 86 Water Temp(f): 78 Relative Humidity(%): 63 Sail: Working jib and main, reaching, starboard Noon-to-Noon Miles Made Good (nm): 161 Miles since, Read More
May 5, 2019 Day 212 Noon Position: 15 13N 44 31W Course(t)/Speed(kts): NW 7 Wind(t/tws): NExE 12 Sea(t/ft): NE 5 Sky: Cumulus 10ths Cloud Cover: 3 Bar(mb): 1019+ Cabin Temp(f): 84 Water Temp(f): 78 Relative Humidity(%): 61 Sail: Working jib full; main one reef, reaching on starboard Noon-to-Noon Miles Made Good (nm): 162 Miles, Read More
May 4, 2019 Day 211 Noon Position: 13 25N 42 29W Course(t)/Speed(kts): NW 7 Wind(t/tws): NExE 12 Sea(t/ft): NE 3 Sky: Altocumulus and beginning to look squally 10ths Cloud Cover: 7 Bar(mb): 1018+ Cabin Temp(f): 84 Water Temp(f): 78 Relative Humidity(%): 66 Sail: Working jib and main, reaching, starboard. Noon-to-Noon Miles Made Good (nm):, Read More
May 3, 2019 Day 210 Noon Position: 11 35N 40 20W Course(t)/Speed(kts): NW 6 Wind(t/tws): NExN 9 Sea(t/ft): NE 4 Sky: Altocumulus 10ths Cloud Cover: Bar(mb): 8 Cabin Temp(f): 84 Water Temp(f): 79 Relative Humidity(%): 65 Sail: Working jib and main, reaching, starboard. Noon-to-Noon Miles Made Good (nm): 164 Miles since departure: 28,340 Avg., Read More
May 2, 2019 Day 209 Noon Position: 09 40N 38 22W Course(t)/Speed(kts): NW 6.5 Wind(t/tws): NExN 12 Sea(t/ft): NE 5 Sky: Clear then solid altocumulus; then clear again. 10ths Cloud Cover: 6 Bar(mb): 1017 Cabin Temp(f): 86 Water Temp(f): 79 Relative Humidity(%): 67 Sail: Working jib and main, reaching, starboard Noon-to-Noon Miles Made Good, Read More
May 1, 2019 Day 208 Noon Position: 07 48N 36 18W Course(t)/Speed(kts): NW 7+ Wind(t/tws): NE 10 – 12 Sea(t/ft): NE 5 Sky: Puffy cumulus and haze 10ths Cloud Cover: 3 Bar(mb): 1017 Cabin Temp(f): 86 Water Temp(f): 80 Relative Humidity(%): 72 Sail: Working jib and main, main one reef, reaching on starboard Noon-to-Noon, Read More
April 30, 2019 Day 207 Noon Position: 05 52N 34 16W Course(t)/Speed(kts): NW 7 Wind(t/tws): NExE 12 Sea(t/ft): NE 4 Sky: Same, puffy cumulus and that odd haze 10ths Cloud Cover: 4 Bar(mb): 1015+ Cabin Temp(f): 86 Water Temp(f): 83 Relative Humidity(%): 70 Sail: Working jib and main, reaching on starboard Noon-to-Noon Miles Made, Read More