Thursday, July 18, 2013
We left around 7:30am this morning; and I was stoked to get
offshore. Going out the inlet was
relatively uneventful, but the apprehension from all crewmembers was most certainly palpable. We spent the
entire day motoring to the Gulf Stream, and by 1:00am, we had successfully
entered it. Since there
were only the 4 of us, we made up a watch schedule, which involved being 2
hours on and 6 hours off. Frank and I decided that we would do our
watches together, so that we would both have company and not have to worry in our sleep about one of us falling overboard.
It was a glorious night watch, with the moon starting out bright in the
sky, painting the ocean a sterling silver. As I watched the moon set, turning from a bluish white, to a
golden tulip yellow, finally disappearing into the horizon, I couldn't help but feel that Mother Nature was gifting us with that moment. The phosphorescence glittering in our wake coupled with the blanket of
stars made for a magical night. Unfortunately for Kristen and Dylan,
when we got off our watch, the wind started to pick up and the boat was flying
at a steady 13.8 kts over ground.
We had entered a squall and the rain pelted our faces. We quickly put away the jib, zipped up
the enclosure, and motored some more.
Miles traveled 170 nm in 24 hours (we are making great time)
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