1105 AST Sunday 2951n 7131w wind SE 10 course 175 5kts under full sail sunny and seas smooth 4ft long swell
As they plough their shallow keel clean across the waves
Through the wine dark seas etched with frothing bright white foam,
And though grim inside the crew stoically behaves
And craves the calm when the anchor's set in the loam.
The wind builds and thus the silvery waves pile steep,
They cling onto the ship as their stomachs revolt.
The keel lurches now up and suddenly dives deep
They test their strength like riding an unbroken colt.
The red dawn breaks! The storm's past! They're renewed with hope,
And like butterflies fresh from the chrysalis' grime
They take glad glee from a sweet drenching with soap
And relish the coming feast at eve's supper's time.
JFK
Adventuress, 400nm South West of Bermuda
Copyright JFK 10 November 2013
In 2014 Adventuress sailed to Europe. She made landfall in Muxia Spain; then England. After cruising the English South Coast, and the Channel Islands, she wintered at Woodbridge, England. The next three summers we cruised England, Holland, Norway, Denmark, France, Spain, Portugal, and Gibraltar. For the foreseeable future Adventuress will sail in Europe. UPDATE: it's October 2021 and we are sailing her back to the USA: Transat passage will be Nov/Dec: expect to be in Florida end of January.
