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sy Timoneer

45m luxury ketch-rigged sailing superyacht

April 11, 2008 | Author admin

April 10, 2008 1200 EST.
POSITION: 22 41.9N 064 40.7 W
DISTANCE TRAVELLED: 296 (26.5 Hours)
WIND: 10kt 100T
WEATHER: Clear, warm, slight wind chop with NE swell

NEWS:
Timoneer has begun her trip north from St. Maarten, towards Newport, RI. The trip began yesterday morning, departing the Simpson Bay Lagoon through the first bridge opening at 900 local time. After one week of unusually gusty easterly winds the breeze finally settled back into the normal 15-20 knot easterly trade winds Monday evening and into Tuesday. The gusty conditions forced many boats to alter their schedules as not only did it bring increased swell and sea, but kept the lagoon bridge closed for much of last week. The change in the wind should make the trip north much more pleasant so we happy to have seen the change.

The trip from St. Maarten to Newport is about 1600Nm which would normally take about 5-6 days on Timoneer. The gulf stream plays a huge role in passages through this area with its characteristic warm water and quick current. The contrast between the water temperature of the gulf stream and the air temperature of the cold fronts from the east coast of the states can make for interesting weather patterns. These weather patterns combined with the possible sea states produced from wind against current conditions can make crossing the stream difficult. Sometimes the conditions work out in your favor and it is possible to have a terrific trip across with speed boosts from current of 3-4knots!

The weather looks clear from here to Bermuda with a possible front moving off the east coast as we get close to Bermuda in about two days time. The weather for more than one day out is very difficult to predict so we will continue to monitor the weather situation and make the decision on a stop in Bermuda as we get closer. We would like to bypass Bermuda and continue on directly to Newport to start some yard projects, but if the weather conditions do not permit us to continue on we may be forced to stop.

The trip has been very pleasant so far and we have been lucky with the fishing lines, having caught 2 dolphins and 2 small skip jacks yesterday afternoon

Jim Duhamel

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