350 Miles Under The Keel

Evening at sea

The sailing is still going well. The winds are up now closer to 15 knots so it is easier to make progress. Unfortunately we can't sail directly on course so are following a zigzag line. The guys spent a lot of time again just working on the sailing. We have had a few squalls come through but not too bad as the gradient wind is so low. One of the sail battens started to come out of some broken stitching. It needed to be taken down to that point and the batten removed. A sewing job for later.

It has been great to have 3 people aboard. We are hand steering a lot in the day with the charts off to save power. Rob is checking all the power in and out as something does not seem to be working properly with the batteries. We're not getting quite 8 hours sleep a day yet but getting there. I have to get used to all the noises and motion.

When we hit the spot between Columbia and Haiti the winds are typically very strong. We are sailing west until past there and then turning south. That will likely be Sat sometime. Dennis has been giving us good forecasts on SSB and we can listen to Chris. We'll miss them in the Pacific.

We haven't seen much animal life yet. Last night a bird kept trying to land on our man overboard pole. Two flying fish have landed on deck. Lights are flashing in the wake from some sea life. Another boat has seen dolphins. We haven't tried fishing yet.

About 750 nautical miles left to go