Hi everyone,
At noon today we were at 10 17N 044 30W steering 290M, sailing under NO reefs and NO furls at 5 knots. The wind was 11G14 from the NE. Our noon to noon run by the log was 125nm. 1100nm to Antigua, so we're at the halfway point (depending on how you measure it). At noon we had logged 1359nm and 1365nm over the ground. So we are now inbound!
At noon today we were at 10 17N 044 30W steering 290M, sailing under NO reefs and NO furls at 5 knots. The wind was 11G14 from the NE. Our noon to noon run by the log was 125nm. 1100nm to Antigua, so we're at the halfway point (depending on how you measure it). At noon we had logged 1359nm and 1365nm over the ground. So we are now inbound!
Chasing the Sunset
Champagne sailing continued yesterday afternoon and overnight. Twas very pleasant sailng indeed. Winds were lighter than the day before but still sufficient to keep us moving nicely. We can't recall an instance where we've sailed Zen Again under full sail for over two days. Literally fantastic.
We found ourselves sailing parallel to our track from December 2021. Back then we also had a long period of light winds and had to sail well S to avoid being becalmed. This year we ended up very close to that track and actually went about 50nm further S.
Eventually the wind backed sufficiently for us to lay Antigua so at about 1030 this morning we gybed. Always nice to be heading directly towards one's destination!
PredictWind ECMWF GRIB of winds at 1200UTC today
Our firends on OCC sv Metzi chose a more direct course for Antigua. They ended up 'in the blue' with little wind. But their route is much shorter so it's an interesting comparison of strategies.
This morning we had a zoom call with family members. We spanned four generations and half the world. Starlink really is an amazing system.
Trust all's well where you are!
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