05/10/2009, 38 58'N:69 12'W,
We have crossed the gulf stream and we are now facing a 180 mile beat to Newport with a Northwest wind around 25 knots true. Its wet everywhere. We can't stand up, Spray, white water, and waves are pounding the boat, and the boat is dropping off of waves which I don't wish to describe. But it is sunny, we are sailing in almost New England waters and we are making progress. Plus I think we both have are sea legs!
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On the the other hand, we wimps are powering up the ICW through Georgia because tomorrow the wind will be out of the North east at 15 - 20 and that will be too uncomfortable for us.
04/28/2009, 24 52'N:65 22'W, 450 miles from Bermuda
Hello everyone, I am writing a blog instead of answering personal emails, because I have low Iridium minutes with ocens. I am sending them an email to buy more minutes, but I wanted to get a message out. It was a hard day for Lily and I yesterday. We were both seasick all day until I got smarter and slowed the boat down from seven to three knots. The motion is better today and we are sailing at six knots. I tried to send emails, blogs, and even call yesteday but no luck. I hope this will reach all of you. Lily is eating and drinking bananas, apple sauce, and water, but she is still under the weather and I have to read her emails to her. Keep them coming,andI will try to keep the account open.Love to you all PS Please remember we are at sea and these electronics do not always work as well as we hope.
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Take care body, talk to LILY she a good shrink out there.
Champagne waiting to celebrate this atlantic triangle.
Bob
04/26/2009, 20 32'N:65 01'W, 135 miles north of St. Thomas
I am reporting in to all the newest Flash of Beauty fans who are friends and family of Lily. First, feel free to comment on the blog, but know that we can not read any comments until we get to land and have wifi. You can email your comments to us at flashofbeauty@ocens.net. Yes that is the way we spell ocens. Please keep the emails short or we will not be able to read them with the Sat phone. Our first night was a little lumpy with the wind forward of the beam and at 20 kts. I tried to slow the boat down and had three reefs in the main, a few rolls in the jib, and the ballasts tanks full of sea water. We average around 6.5 to 7 knots most of the night. We stood three hour watches with Lily taking the 6-9 pm and the 12-3 am shifts. The wind vane did all the steering. So all we had to do was look for boats (no boats), stay on course (Lilly, the wind vane did that) and try to stay dry (impossible). Lily, the crew, did great despite having some problems with seasickness. We are not quite through the first 24 hours, and she is showing new signs of life. She says she will report in soon. Meanwhile it is more warm but wet conditions as we reel off the miles.
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