At 1200 today we were at 28 03N 077 27W steering 040M, close reaching under single-reefed main and single-furled yankee at 5.5 knots. It was hazy with barely a cloud in the sky.. The wind was 11G16 from the SW. Our noon to noon run by the log was 130nm. Sadly we'd only made 90nm along our route due to adverse current.
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| Nice Sailing Today |
Last night we shut down the engine at 2300 after about 9 hours motoring. It was, and still is, sweltering weather. It's coolest on deck in the breeze which is about 30C. But we have no bimini so we stay out of the sun sitting in the companionway. Below it's 35C and humid, and only gets down to 30C at dawn. It's getting about 1C cooler each day.
Happily the hazy sky is Saharan dust. It is stopping development of thunderstorms which is a VERY good thing. We should clear the area of adverse current sometime in the next 24 hours. And we're close-reaching in the hope of eventually reaching the gulf stream which will be with us. We should get back all we lost with interest.
Last night we had a small waxing moon for a few hours after sunset. It was partly cloudy and the hazy sky dulled the stars. The clouds cleared and we had a great sail under the stars. We were furling and unfurling the yankee as the breeze came and went. The boat is loving this close-beam reaching, tramping along at 6 knots.
Our Starlink system took a very long time to boot this afternoon, and this morning we gave up on it. So if these daily posts don't continue don't worry - weather conditions are benign and Starlink's sweating just like us!
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