Full on trade winds from the east today. Blowing 20-26 kts with a big following sea. Feels like we finally left the quiet country roads and jumped on the Freeway. I won't say the motion has been good but the speed has been. We are also able to steer directly for Martinique instead of off on tangents.
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| 970 nautical miles to Martinique |
We hit a new surfing speed record of 11 kts this morning while careening down a large wave. Otto the auto pilot was not impressed and gave up on that one. Otto is doing pretty well, all in all, he just gives up on certain wave train events. (11 kts X 1.15 mph =12.65 mph)
It looks like the wind will back off 5 kts and blow 20 for the night and then kick right back in for all of Saturday.
Position Update:
13:50 UTC
15 Degrees 11.732 N
44 Degrees 19.140 W
Course 267 Degrees True
Speed 6.5 - 7 kts Genoa only
Bob, Kim, Anna, Finn and Mark
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