Day 3--- Friday , April 29, 2016

The sun rises around 6:30 am. It's beautiful!!

The wind has picked up a bit--- about 5-10 knots from the south, southwest.we fly the spinnaker, and shut off the port engine. We average a little over 5 knots most of the morning. SeaQuell is once again a sailboat!!! WooHoo!!

Today is our grandson Brett's 10th birthday. Happy Birthday Brett!!!!

We see 4 dolphin playing just off the bow. They always excite me!!!

Late morning, the wind picks up to 13-14 knots, and there are a few whitecaps on the waves. The ride becomes somewhat uncomfortable, but we're making 8.5 knots. We decide to douse the spinnaker, and raise the main and the jib. This makes for a much more pleasant ride. We still are making about 7 knots.

Lunch today is peanut butter and jelly sandwiches with chips and salsa.

After lunch, Robert takes a short nap, and I read. The wind and waves continue to build. Maggie pukes!! I'm thankful I've been taking my Stugeron. It's not an unpleasant ride, kinda like surfing!! Surely different than yesterday's' flat calm. Winds gusting to 18 now. Robert thinks we're a little overpowered on the mainsail, so he puts in one reef .

For the next several hours, the seas become very confused. The wind continues at a steady 12-15, now out of the west . Even with both engines running, and both sails up, we can't get above 4.5 knots. It seems we're fighting some sort of current-- over 1 .5 knots of it. Bummer!!

Around 7 pm, the seas lay down a bit, but we're still fighting this current. Mother Nature never fails to intrigue/baffle us.

Dinner is shrimp cocktail and leftover pasta salad. After dinner, we watch a movie--- kinda challenging with the roll we've got going on!!

By 10'pm, the current has let go of us. We crank up one engine, and motorsail all night long. Robert takes the 10-2 shift. I take the 2-6 . The night passes slowly-- not another boat in sight!! The half moon is beautiful, and the sky is filled with stars.