Picture: Chaos as the fleet deals with the SE winds from a stalled high weather system.
Author: Seth, My email to my Dad on the Weather System.

Hi Comocean, you are now 37th in the fleet and everyone is being affected by the SE wind. The tracker shows total and utter chaos in terms of boat direction. Most of the fleet is now tracking due east, like you, but all boats are switching back and forth as they try a port tack and then later realize they are going too far west. So the good news is that nearly all boats are being affected and are heading east with you. And the really good news is that you are not on-board Beckoning, the Catalina 47, which is now heading back to shore. I hope everything is okay on-board...

The bad news is that this system is going to stay around for a while as the high stalls over your current position. And the really bad news is that the system becomes more South/Southeasterly as you move east, putting more wind on your nose. To sum it up, at 78'W the winds are from the SW, at 74'W the winds are due south, and at 68'W the winds are due SE. And the really really bad news is that this is likely to stay until Tuesday at midnight your time when the winds build to 20 knots and finally shift slightly to the SSW. But in general, the winds in your area are to remain light but confused until Wednesday. From there, the winds are forecast as mentioned in my earlier email (included below).

I'm sorry you are having a tough time heading southeast! But you are doing the right thing by going east over SW. Keep going and wait it out.
Seth