current position Lat. 26'51 Long. 126.15
distance travailed in 24 hours: 137
average speed: 5.6k
wind direction: north
Apparent wind: 3.7k
water temp. 74.3f
hi all, well it has been a good day at sea. the wind is here and i think it is here to stay. the wind is blowing right over our starboard quart, with a swell to match. there is a cross swell on our starboard beam kind of pushing us around, but what ever.
we sailed most of yesterday evening with our main and spinnaker. as the night went on the wind calmed down and the main sail was no longer staying full. Chase was on the helm while Mike and i took it down and flaked it. This morning Richard, mom and Chase put it back up. when i came on deck it seemed we could be going faster so, we pulled out the pink and white spinnaker. mike went on the foredeck, mom was on the wheel while Richard and i handled the lines. i think we squeezed about a half a knot more out of it.
it is very nice to be moving again! i hope all had a safe 4th of July. tomorrow we will be doing a sat phone interview with KNX 10.70. we will keep you all posted with that. that is all for now.LA
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Hi Lindsey and crew! I am enjoying reading your blog and hoping the winds pick up soon for you. We went out to see the Div. I and II start today. It was a beautiful start and seeing Alpha R. with those big sails up was amazing. Hard to get all of her in the camera shot. We can rest up now from the fun and excitement for a few days. Heard nice comments about you from my friends who got to meet you in Long Beach. Stay well, Cathy Schneider
ReplyDeleteLet us know when you're doing the interview. KNX has an online stream, so we could catch you live.
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