0900 AST 2920n 6940w wind N 10kts course 110 speed 5.5 sky overcast
Here in retirement land it's an appropriately grey dawn yet we are enjoying our Monday morning! Seas are calm and we are making an excellent heading East South East; under full sail we are on Island Packet Autopilot, with the helm locked down almost centered and the sails balanced, she is tracking very true. Just as well we found some wind at 6am, after motoring for 16 hours, not because we are running low on fuel - we are not- but because the darn B&G autopilot was playing up and then stopped altogether at 10pm. So thank you Island Packet for the full keel and the well-balanced cutter sailplan!
All aboard are well and we are looking forward to mostly fair winds now until we find the Trade Winds for the sleigh ride down to St Martin.
John and Nancy, with Bob and Matt Glaser.
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.
Monday, November 11, 2013
Sunday, November 10, 2013
A Seaman's Simple Pleasure
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
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
Saturday, November 9, 2013
Crunchy Enough
0850 Saturday 3134n 7258w wind NE 20-25 seas 6ft heading 105 at 6kts under reefed sails.
Smooth is a relative term and we are still on the crunchy side of the 'peanut butter curve'. The ship is doing well, and most of the crew are in robust health. We are hoping to report a complete absence of mal de mer in our next report. The navigation is working so far to plan: we have made 390nm of easting, and even though we are now headed with the winds clocking to NE, we expect to be able to make longitude 65W far enough North before the Trade Winds would block any further easting. What was a deviation from plan was last night's dinner: heating anything on the bouncing stove was too scary, so we made do with ham and cheese wraps with olives and tomato.
If you are reading this you are on our blog: please spread the word to family and friends, as 'we' (JFK) failed to send out a global email with our blog's address. Best, John and Nancy, with Bob and Matt Glaser.
Smooth is a relative term and we are still on the crunchy side of the 'peanut butter curve'. The ship is doing well, and most of the crew are in robust health. We are hoping to report a complete absence of mal de mer in our next report. The navigation is working so far to plan: we have made 390nm of easting, and even though we are now headed with the winds clocking to NE, we expect to be able to make longitude 65W far enough North before the Trade Winds would block any further easting. What was a deviation from plan was last night's dinner: heating anything on the bouncing stove was too scary, so we made do with ham and cheese wraps with olives and tomato.
If you are reading this you are on our blog: please spread the word to family and friends, as 'we' (JFK) failed to send out a global email with our blog's address. Best, John and Nancy, with Bob and Matt Glaser.
Friday, November 8, 2013
PS
We had a smooth Gulf Stream crossing: key to that, and why we left Beaufort SC asap Wednesday, was that we managed to get across the stream before the front hit with its counter stream North winds. :)
Warming Up and Building Up
0815 AST Friday 3225N 7540W Wind N 32kts Seas 12ft Cloudy 6.0 kts beam reach 105T with 4 Reefs in the Main, and the Staysail.
As we ate dinner the sunset was glorious and the winds eased: but we knew what was coming. Happy to write that all tummies have now found their sea legs, and everyone tucked into Lemon Marinated Salmon over Tortellini with an Alfredo Sweetcorn sauce and Courgettes.
The front hit at 0230 and the winds and seas have steadily built. We are riding along with tiny sails, but quite safely as long as we hold on. Best to all: and to all land-bound sailors, especially JOP, wish you were here! John and Nancy, with Bob and Matt Glaser.
As we ate dinner the sunset was glorious and the winds eased: but we knew what was coming. Happy to write that all tummies have now found their sea legs, and everyone tucked into Lemon Marinated Salmon over Tortellini with an Alfredo Sweetcorn sauce and Courgettes.
The front hit at 0230 and the winds and seas have steadily built. We are riding along with tiny sails, but quite safely as long as we hold on. Best to all: and to all land-bound sailors, especially JOP, wish you were here! John and Nancy, with Bob and Matt Glaser.
Thursday, November 7, 2013
A Little Bit Bumpy
32.16n 78.18w motorsailing at 90 true in light NE Seas 5ft confused
1020am Atlantic ST It's not too smooth out here and we have some "awkward" motion that has got some tummies unhappy. We have covered 115nm since leaving Beaufort SC at 4pm almost exactly on our intended course of 90T We were sailing last night for about 8 hours in a good wind and averaging 7 kts. Now we have hit an eddy of the Gulf Stream and also the expected lighter breeze. Best to all, John and Nancy, with Bob and Matt Glaser.
1020am Atlantic ST It's not too smooth out here and we have some "awkward" motion that has got some tummies unhappy. We have covered 115nm since leaving Beaufort SC at 4pm almost exactly on our intended course of 90T We were sailing last night for about 8 hours in a good wind and averaging 7 kts. Now we have hit an eddy of the Gulf Stream and also the expected lighter breeze. Best to all, John and Nancy, with Bob and Matt Glaser.
A Little Bit Bumpy
32.16n 78.18w motorsailing at 90 true in light NE Seas 5ft confused
1020am Atlantic ST It's not too smooth out here and we have some "awkward" motion that has got some tummies unhappy. We have covered 115nm since leaving Beaufort SC at 4pm almost exactly on our intended course of 90T We were sailing last night for about 8 hours in a good wind and averaging 7 kts. Now we have hit an eddy of the Gulf Stream and also the expected lighter breeze. Best to all, John and Nancy, with Bob and Matt Glaser.
1020am Atlantic ST It's not too smooth out here and we have some "awkward" motion that has got some tummies unhappy. We have covered 115nm since leaving Beaufort SC at 4pm almost exactly on our intended course of 90T We were sailing last night for about 8 hours in a good wind and averaging 7 kts. Now we have hit an eddy of the Gulf Stream and also the expected lighter breeze. Best to all, John and Nancy, with Bob and Matt Glaser.
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