Many of you have received these E-mails in the past. For the fifth time North Toby Hynes is Joanne and My taking hips 42 foot sailboat north. 24/7 Literally! Great friends as crew. The bonding maY BE TOO CLOSE. HOWEVER THERE ARE LIMITS WHEN YOU DON'T SHOWER FOR DAYS. This year, West End Bahamas to Norfolk. Hope you enjoy our daily updates

The Gulf Stream is a bit like the Jet Stream. It can be your friend. Or, it can be vicious. While the crew was in the air flying to Freeport, I put extra energy into being ready to go. My Son, Seth, put onshore weather guide, says that the weather is great for the foreseeable future. North wind against the Gulf Stream is like a Canadian cold front. Everything gets cold and chaotic. Nothing from the north until Saturday night. So, we took off after the 2 hour late Silver Airlines plane landed! Sun had set 20 minutes earlier. Into the waining moons light. But, motoring in flat seas.

We have seen 10 knots, thanks to the current. Tom Bittenbender, new crew, has assimilated well. Ron had cooked the Pork Loin before arrival. Three crew fed. Norm and John had theirs ready to warm up. I started the warming, a little too hot. Ron took over. That's an important management technique to refuse your work. Or friend Mark Peters insists that is his teenage son's strategy! Management skills come early in development.

So far: NO FISH; NO SEASICKNESS; No freighter crossings, No vessels in sight, No other sailing fools within VHF, and, NO more Oreo's ... and almost out of Diet Coke. Beef Tenderloin tonight. The Coors Light remains untouched.

We have a visitor. It seems another Sparrow needs a ride north. He sat on John Driscolls shoulder for a short while. He seems to be a stowaway. We will keep you advised., NO FISH!