Monday, 19th December 2005
Noon position: 25′ 33N 73′ 15W
Course: 125′ T Speed: 12.1 kts Days run: 298 miles
Weather: Mostly sunny, 5kts of wind out of 260′
The breeze continued to taper off in the afternoon Sunday and the sea state continued to improve on our East South Easterly course. We motor sailed into the evening finally rolling the genoa up when it started to back wind. Monday morning we washed the boat down and rigged the staysail for hoisting. That went up without a hitch and we put the halyard tension on and shortened the foot cord a bit. The rest of the morning five of us worked to assemble the remaining parts and hatches in the cockpit area. The weather looks great for the next two days and everyone is happy about the warm temperatures and sunshine.
John