After a bouncy night the wind veered to the beam at 14 knots. Perfect sailing conditions. We have been sailing in winds that have dropped to 7 knots and we are sailing peacefully at 5 knots after a delightful dinner of eggplant parmesan. We'll continue sailing until the wind comes around on the nose at 5 knots as predicted. Then we will motor the rest of the way and arrive in the morning at Bermuda customs and immigration.

Aside from an uncomfortable day at the beginning and another at the end of it's been a great 15 day passage.

The 4 crew members read a total of 22 books, solved many of the world's problems, hashed out favorite boat designs, recounted numerous stories - mostly true -, talked cars, passed three sailboats on passage, sighted 5 ships, 3 pods of dolphins, 6 or 7 sea birds, had 14 gourmet evening meals plus breakfast and lunch superbly prepared by SC, played at canasta, repaired various items, and we got away from email and phones for 2 weeks. We are looking forward to what's in store for us in Bermuda where we'll stay for a week or so looking for a weather window to sail to Newport Rhode Island. Americas Cup playoffs are happening in Bermuda now to decide which of the 5 challengers win the right to sail against defender Oracle in late June. . . .- RR