Day 4 Charleston to Antigua
Noon Position 23deg 05N 64deg 51W
Course – 135 Degrees Speed – 12 Knots Day’s Run – 289 Miles
Weather – Sunny with 7-10′ (2-3m) swells from E
Wind – 17 knots from E
The wind has continued to turn as we have turned, so we are still motor sailing with the wind close on the nose. We have been making good speed though as we splash our way South. The swells have kept the trip bumpy with plenty of water over the decks. We have not attempted to fish due to the speed we are doing.
At 10am today we crossed Latitude 23 degrees 26 minutes, the Tropic of Cancer. We are officially back in the tropics! To welcome us back we saw our first bird for a few days, a Tropic bird.
JC