Day 4 St Lucia to USA
Noon Position 26deg 42N 74deg 40W
Course – 313 Degrees Speed – 13 Knots Day’s Run – 297 Miles
Weather – Sunny with 3-6 foot (1-2m) swells from NE
Wind – 20 knots from NE
The engine is off and we are doing 11-14 knots with 1 reef in the main, full genoa and staysail. We have had some great sailing in the last 24 hours although we put the genoa away and had the engine running through the night. The winds have been a bit shifty but on average keeping us going at a good pace. We have not had the fishing lines out but tomorrow we will arrive at the Gulf Stream and have time to slow to 10 knots to fish the whole way across. I did get a good haul of flying fish off the deck today. Looking forward to having them for lunch.
We are on schedule to arrive off the Wilmington River Monday morning and wait until 4pm to enter the river and continue up to Thunderbolt.
Can’t believe we got so close to breaking the 300mile day. Top speed 14.5 knots.
JC