We made it to Bermuda in 4 and 1/2 days. The last night we had N to NE winds 22 gusting to 32. Had to hand steer due to energy conservation. The engine would not start and I was afaid we'd run out of power for the electronics. So we hand steered and turned the chartplotter on every couple of hours. Sailed into the town cut in high winds, dark and rain. Now that is a dark and stormy. Customs made us drag the the dinghy and motor out from under a ton of shit to dinghy in to their office in the dark and windy and rainy lagoon. Still can't get it started and we had to dinghy in the batteries to get them charged.... so far no fun. Han't slept in a few days.... more when I get my head out of my ass. Sorry for the down blog.
Other than that having a ball wish you were here.
alan
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Sleep well and enjoy Bermuda.
jo
Take care
11/02/2009, At Sea
[s] [d]2009-11-02 17:48Z [t]300 down, 300 to go [l]At Sea [a]Alan [b] 1/2 way point. Wind settling down to a steady 17 to 22 knts. Moving right along. The crew is feeling better and starting to eat again.. Only a few broken items. The toilet broke off the mounting the 1st night out when it was rough. I had to replace a shreded alternator belt at 1 am in a seaway .Hot engine, moving boat.... puke city. took me a day to recover after that. Lucky to have a boat load of good crew. We think we'll be in Bermuda by late Wednesday evening. Water temp going though the Gulf Stream got up to 86. Even with a south wind at 20 to 25 it was kind of rough. I could not imagine if the wind was out of the north. My bunk got kind of wet so it's clamy to sleep in. all for now
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When I saw you come back into range, I sent a message earlier, but it doesn't show.
All I wanted to say is good work guys. You are doing very well in adverse conditions. Hope you get you get the head fixed. My advice, don't eat any stinky camembert and drink lots.. fluids.. generally not alcoholic although it always seems like a good idea.
Hope to hear from you when you arrive in Bermuda.
Good sailing. May the weather gods be with you.
jo
You guys look like you are making great time. Passage weather showed that you were in the windy part of the ocean, with lower winds all around, perhaps too low.
ttyl
Well done.. You all deserve extra rations and many dark and stormies or have you had enough of dark and stormy? You might want to order something called a millpond instead..
Hope you are well, enjoy resting up. We all look forward to hearing about your adventures.
jo
11/02/2009, At Sea
1/2 way point. Wind settling down to a steady 17 to 22 knts. Moving right along. The crew is feeling better and starting to eat again.. Only a few broken items. The toilet broke off the mounting the 1st night out when it was rough. I had to replace a shreded alternator belt at 1 am in a seaway .Hot engine, moving boat.... puke city. took me a day to recover after that. Lucky to have a boat load of good crew. We think we'll be in Bermuda by late Wednesday evening. Water temp going though the Gulf Stream got up to 86. Even with a south wind at 20 to 25 it was kind of rough. I could not imagine if the wind was out of the north. My bunk got kind of wet so it's clamy to sleep in. all for now
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Keep up the good work, eat lots of comfort food and drink lots.. of water!
cheers
jo
Looks like it's been fun - good job holding things together! Wish I was there (sorta)...
Hopefully winds stay reasonable and southerly. Tweak some lines for me!!
