Day 3 St Lucia to USA
Noon Position 23deg 21N 70deg 48 W
Course -313 Degrees Speed – 12.5 Knots Day’s Run – 273 Miles
Weather – Sunny with 6-9 foot (2-3m) swells from NE
Wind – 22 knots from NE
We have been flying along since about midnight when the wind swung and picked up some. Since daylight we have been maintaining 12-13.5 knots but at the cost of comfort as we launch off some of the swells. We have not bothered to put the fishing lines out today as we are going too fast to keep the lures in the water. It looks like we will have these conditions for at least another 24 hours, news that some of the crew with weaker stomachs are not so thrilled about. The good news is that we are knocking off the miles which takes the pressure off arriving in time for the tide to get up the river to Thunderbolt.
We have another 5 minutes of latitude left before we cross the Tropic of Cancer and leave the tropics behind.
JC