Tide Head

Day SIX was a festivity filled day. The weather was pleasant, partly sunny, but mostly arid very light breezes so Tide Head started the day motor-sailing. Close to 1400 UTC Tide Head passed the halfway mark to Oban, Scotland - 914 nautical miles under the hull, 914 to go. The Half-Way celebration began slightly after 1400; Master of Ceremonies was Fred Guptill, Opening Remarks & Commentary were given by Captain Dirk de Haan, a special toast to Neptune was given by Peter Blunden and a toast to the crew and awards were given by Susan E. Barclay. All those within 100 nm radius attended; the celebration was followed by a small reception & finally concluded just before dusk. Shortly after dinner the weather changed - consensus is a front. Tide Head experienced winds up to 32 knots during the night accompanied by rain squalls; the main & solent stay were securely furled, almost nonexistent and we still ran about 7-8 nm. At 0800 today, Day SEVEN, we began heaving-to and all aboard rested very well for the next few hours calmly bobbing about, only losing 5nm progress before the weather subsided, the sails were reorganized and our heading re-set for Scotland. Today the seas are flat - amazing it is this calm compared to last night. We currently have light winds at 12 knots and are still making 8 knot progress. We are all doing well - no worries. Tide Head is taking everything in her stride and performing beautifully. We have all the comforts of home, lots of privacy and no cellphone coverage, seriously. All the best to everyone - Cheers!