Sat Maqy 24 1105 GMT: 3712N 4610W Wind S 18kts; Sunny; Seas 5ft COG 75 7.8kts broad beam reach, under full Jib and Main
And for the non-sailors: those words '7.8kts broad beam reach' mean: a dream sail! The low pressure areas have cleared out of the way as forecast, and we have perfect conditions. The crew are showered. The boat has been cleaned too; and for dinner this evening we have more Wahoo. The Admiral is sleeping, and with wind and waves astern, the boat is quite stable. The decks are dry and so the main hatch is cracked to air out the boat.
After these first wonderful one and a half legs of our crossing, surely on the third and final leg up to Falmouth we will encounter some less benign weather. But meanwhile, we are enjoying the day and living in this moment: and thoughts of things to come are focused on, for example, finding 'sardinhas assada' (sp?) for lunch in the Azores.
John and Nancy, with Bob and Dave
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.
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