Sunday, November 30, 2008

Smooth sailing

About 5am the breeze came up enough to allow us to shut off the engine
and go sailing. SInce then it's built steadily and clocked a little.
Right now we've got about 10 knots of true wind at 50 degrees so we're
hard on the wind with16 knots and moving nicely. The water is up to 77
so the air is warm and it's a beautiful day!

Later on the wind should back and build as we get into the trades,
giving us about 20-25 knots apparent on the beam. If all of that was
just mumbo-jumbo, then it translates to fast sailing for our last 36
hours!

Fay is deep into "The log of the Sea of Cortez" by Steinbeck, but
currently making nachos for lunch. We checked the AP ram again this
morning and it was still tight, but we backed off the locking nut and
added some blue Locktite just for insurance.

I think we'll both take another shower this afternoon to freshen up.
WIth all the motoring, and wind, and sun, we've got an abundance of
power and water.

If all goes well we should be checking into customs in Virgin Gorda
late morning on Tuesday.