Monthly Archives: April 2010

During the night, the wind picked up, not by much, but enough to sail at around 4 to 5 knots. I thought it was quite pleasant, the boys though it was too slow and sedate. Steve feels that for days … Continue reading →

383nm to go. Just over 100nm closer in one day. Better than the day before but still in the zone where we would have been doing better with the big sail. For a while I contemplated getting it out again … Continue reading →

This was one of the possible land fall dates, when we were going fast. When we were doing 8,9-10 knots, ok for 24 hours a day, we were getting a bit bashed about, had sleep deprivation, constant 90 decibel roar … Continue reading →

Too little wind is almost as bad as too much wind. Today we had too little. With not enough wind to glide us over the waves and hold the main sail steady, the boat bobbed uncomfortably side to side on … Continue reading →

490nm to go. That says it all. Although our path through the water was a little longer we’re only 86nm closer to our destination than 24 hours ago. We were hoping for boat speeds over 5 knots. We ended up … Continue reading →