One the way to Norfolk
11 June 2010 | 45 miles off Cape Hatteras
Alan
It' been a busy week. We've been motoring for the 6 hours but we sailed a good hard 30 hours before that. With wind of 20 to 22 knots behind us it's been rock and rolly making good speed in the GS. At some times we were doing in excess of 10,5 knots over the ground. That's moving right along. We have dodged a number of thunder storms along the way. Always interesting out here thats for sure. We have about 170 miles to go before Norfolk and one more weather system to go through. We're now trying to make enough Easting so that when the wind goes right (NE) we can go left (NW). We've been though the middle of a British navy war game. Been shadowed by a nuke submarine of unknown nationality (they wouldn't not answer the radio). Had a helicopter hover over us for a while. We've caught 3 big Dolphins (fish not mammal) and 3 barracuda. The freezer is full and we're getting tired of cleaning the fish guts out of the cockpit so we're now gutting them on the side deck. While I was home I had a 10 .00 certificate for West marine, so I bought a new lure . This one has caught a lot of fish so far. We should be in Norfolk sometime on Saturday. Hope is well at home on Sodus Bay and you all are getting some sailing in. alan