Second Star to the Right

S/V Agua Dulce sails around the world in search of Neverland

Vessel Name: Agua Dulce
Vessel Make/Model: Hylas 54
Hailing Port: Park City, UT
Crew: Charles & Gretchen Cunningham
About: Charles is a retired lawyer from Dallas who started sailing Sunfish in Corpus Christi, TX when he was a boy. I'm Gretchen, and I was a stay-at-home mom who doesn't stay at home much anymore. I fell in love with sailing on our first bare boat adventure in the Caribbean 30 years ago.
Extra: Special thanks to Peter Pan for inspiring generations to stay young and keep searching for their own Neverland.
15 December 2019 | 14 04'N:60 57'W,
12 December 2019 | 14 18'N:59 07'W,
11 December 2019 | 14 39'N:56 13'W,
10 December 2019 | 14 56'N:53 33'W,
09 December 2019 | 15 15'N:50 25'W,
08 December 2019 | 15 31'N:47 45'W,
06 December 2019 | 16 15'N:42 29'W,
05 December 2019 | 16 41'N:39 38'W,
04 December 2019 | 16 54'N:37 13'W,
03 December 2019 | 17 31'N:34 13'W,
02 December 2019 | 17 51'N:30 58'W,
01 December 2019 | 18 12'N:28 13'W,
28 November 2019 | 22 18'N:20 41'W, Between the Canaries and Cape Verde Islands
28 November 2019 | 23 36'N:19 48'W, Between the Canaries and Cape Verde Islands
28 November 2019 | 24 49'N:18 12'W, Between the Canaries and Cape Verde Islands
28 November 2019 | 26 12'N:16 25'W, Between the Canaries and Cape Verde Islands
28 November 2019 | Between the Canaries and Cape Verde Islands
27 November 2019 | 23 28'N:19 54'W, Between the Canaries and Cape Verde Islands
Recent Blog Posts
15 December 2019 | 14 04'N:60 57'W,

Log Day 20 Ð Hello, St. Lucia!

Log Day 20 Ð Hello, St. Lucia!

12 December 2019 | 14 18'N:59 07'W,

Log Day 19 Ð Last Full Day at Sea

All of us are extremely excited to get to the marina in St. Lucia. We've been talking about what will be the first thing we are going to do after we arrive and get the boat tied up. It's hard to say right now. Agua Dulce has been our cocoon for the last three weeks, and she has seen us safely 3000 miles [...]

11 December 2019 | 14 39'N:56 13'W,

Log Day 18 Ð Two more night watches to goÉ

12pm

10 December 2019 | 14 56'N:53 33'W,

Log Day 17 Ð Are we there yet?

10am

09 December 2019 | 15 15'N:50 25'W,

Log Day 16 Ð Counting down the miles!

We have broken the 700NM to go mark, and at 750NM to go, we were three-quarters of the way to St. Lucia. During my 11pm-1am watch tonight, we should break the 600NM mark as well. We're all getting excited to be in the Caribbean! I wish I had downloaded some steel drum Christmas music to get us in the [...]

08 December 2019 | 15 31'N:47 45'W,

Log Day 15 Ð Squalls + Swells Lack of Sleep

It was a wet and squally night. We had lots of rain and gusts in the 30's, but it was all manageable. The worst part about squalls is that when they pass they suck the energy out of the air, and we have practically no wind for a time. In addition, the seas were extremely rolly last night and they have [...]

Log Day 12 Ð Rescue at sea

05 December 2019 | 16 41'N:39 38'W,
When I came up for my 7am watch this morning, I was just chatting with Charles about weather and the sea state when I heard something flopping around on the starboard deck. I looked over, and there was a flying fish trying his hardest to flop off, but he couldn't "fly" over the toe rail. Good citizen that I am, I reached over to give him a boost, but he was very floppy. When I finally caught him, I tossed him, but I heaved him into a rail and he landed back on the deck. He probably wasn't so happy with my help. But, on the second try, I was able to send him back into the Atlantic to live another day and perhaps fly onto the deck of another Caribbean bound boat.

Winds are holding steady from 18-22 knots from the east. The Atlantic swell is still rolling the boat. We're going to break the 1200NM mark before midnight tonight.

I finally fixed the cabinet that kept opening when we rocked to the port side. I was tired of picking up the mixing bowls off the floor. It was a simple fix, but I didn't know it needed adjusting. Other than that, all boat systems are working (except the generator, but we're going to focus on that when we get to St. Lucia).

The green (as in very green and very hard) bananas that we bought before we left JUST ripened today. So, we are having bananas almost 2 weeks into the passage which is great. I did have to throw out a cabbage head that was turning moldy. But, we've still got lots of food frozen. The fresh vegetables are just starting to get a little scarce. I think when I get to St. Lucia, I'll order a big fresh cold green salad!

We are staying on UTC time for the boat for the entire passage, but we should be "falling back" every few days. Yesterday, sunrise was at 8:38am. Today it was at 8:46 am. My morning watch is from 7-9am. So, in a couple of days, it will be a completely dark watch. I'm glad I took some pictures of the sunrise a week or so ago!
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