Good Morning,
Kim caught the first fish! Some sort of little tuna. We will try him for lunch and see how he tastes.
We have been managing a little over 5 kts on average with light winds carrying
our genoa and big blue wing and wing style. Quite pretty in the moon/starlight.
Winds have been light 12-15 kts at best.
It only dropped to 71 Degrees last night. Barely needed to add a sweatshirt.
We have been aiming for an arbitrary way point 20 N by 30 W based on routing
advice from lots of sources. We decided this morning that we are close enough
and will just aim directly for Martinique or as close as the wind will allow.
Sea sickness appears to be non-existent for the crew even while tested by a
giant cross swell from some big storms in the North Atlantic.
We are anticipating some changing conditions over the next few days in both wind
speed and direction. This will keep us busy with sail changes. We might even
get a chance to set the main sail which has remained under cover since we left
the Canaries. If we don't set it I don't think anyone will be disappointed.
A couple of dolphins visited briefly during my 6:00-9:00 AM watch and it was
still dark. The kids haven't seen any for days...they are missed.
Anna has been working on developing a board game for cruisers that is
progressing nicely. She also has had to restart her schooling which is a direct
result of her mom not feeling seasick.
Finn has been trying to sleep every chance he gets because someone told him he
will grow when he sleeps;) I actually think it is working...you all won't
believe how these kids are growing.
We set up a shade over the cockpit for the day yesterday.
Current position:
10:00 UTC
22 Degrees 42.799 N
026 Degrees 37.038 W
Course 255 Degrees True
Speed 5.3 kts
Another sunny day
Bob, Kim, Anna, Finn and Mark
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