Wednesday July 21rst
Noon position: 57′ 09″N 31’39” W Day 10
Course 032’T Speed: 11.1 Knots Days Run: 286 Miles (noon-noon)
Weather: Grey and overcast Wind: 350’T 9 Kts
News:
The wind has been slowly tapering off over the last 24 hours to the current wind speed of 9 knots. At the same time it has veered to the north forcing us to motor almost straight upwind in the dying swell. By noon today the motion of the boat is calming enough that we started to work on deck again. The cold and wind chill of 22 kts apparent across the deck have taken a little bit of getting used to and the shorts have all but disappeared. Mike was trying to work on the tender although it was a bit wet for that, Bevan and I sewed a patch on the reefed main sail where the sun cover was chafing on the boom. Jeff is making a bronze bushing to replace the shot bearing for the stove gimbals and the girls are giving the interior the once over for our Friday arrival. The weather forecast indicates the winds will be light and on the nose for the next couple of days so we may be in for a little motoring.
John