Slow Bell
May 27, 2019
Day 234
Noon Position: 37 45N 60 56W
Course(t)/Speed(kts): N 6
Wind(t/tws): WxS 10
Sea(t/ft): SW 4; to 2, all directions
Sky: Altocumulus
10ths Cloud Cover: 4
Bar(mb): 1013, falling slowly
Cabin Temp(f): 79
Water Temp(f): 70
Relative Humidity(%): 71
Sail: #2 and main, reaching on starboard
Noon-to-Noon Miles Made Good (nm): 82
Miles since departure: 30,872
Avg. Miles/Day: 132
Leg North Miles: 7,669
Leg North Days: 68
Avg. Miles/Day: 113
Taking a recuperation day. Have focused mostly on sailing and a bit of cleaning. Winds were fresh in the morning–reefs in reefs out–but we sailed out ...
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May 27, 2019
Day 234
Noon Position: 37 45N 60 56W
Course(t)/Speed(kts): N 6
Wind(t/tws): WxS 10
Sea(t/ft): SW 4; to 2, all directions
Sky: Altocumulus
10ths Cloud Cover: 4
Bar(mb): 1013, falling slowly
Cabin Temp(f): 79
Water Temp(f): 70
Relative Humidity(%): 71
Sail: #2 and main, reaching on starboard
Noon-to-Noon Miles Made Good (nm): 82
Miles since departure: 30,872
Avg. Miles/Day: 132
Leg North Miles: 7,669
Leg North Days: 68
Avg. Miles/Day: 113
Taking a recuperation day. Have focused mostly on sailing and a bit of cleaning. Winds were fresh in the morning–reefs in reefs out–but we sailed out of the stronger southwesterlies in the afternoon, and a new wind has failed to fill in. Now the sky is squally and the breeze has dropped right off.
We’ve spent the last five days tacking back and forth inside a box about 80 miles wide and 40 miles long but finally got above it at noon. Now every mile is a furthest north mile in the Atlantic.
Dolphins, a very large pod, passed by from S to N and played in Mo’s wake for a time. Some were quite sporty, jumping clear out of the water.
Mike at Scanmar reports that Monte’s frame may be bent back into shape.
As I type, Mo makes three and a half knots to the NNW.
“Now it is time for the patience game,” stated my friend Gerd. Seems to me that game has gone into overtime.