âNicely making wayâ¦â
06 April 2023 | Underway, 23 degrees 06 minutes N. 121 degrees 41 minutes W
Peter
Post time is 1349, 4/6/23. Kristin on watch, Peter backup, Eric &
Burt resting
Hello all!
Peter here, posting my first blog from s/v Rover.
You havenât heard from me so far on this voyage because I was struggling
with sea sickness which is typical for me during the first few days of
every passage.
But Iâm feeling pretty good today after more sleep, small meals, plenty
of water, and a frewh Scopelamine (sp?) patch.Itâs good to rejoin the
land of the living, and Iâm grateful to Capt Eric, Kristin, and Burt fir
their patient help these past days.
Rover moves along, ânicely making way (Crosby, Stills, Nash &
Young).This afternoon weâre plunging along between 5 and 6 knots in wind
thatâs in the mid-teens. The swells are down to 4-6â which is ever so
much better than the big darks seas that chased us for the last 2
days.Roverâs crew is settling into âboat time,â that rhythm of chores
and rest thatâs increasingly comfortable.
Yesterdayâs blog introduced you to our new watch schedule designed by
Kristin.Each of us now has a 3-hour solo night watch and a 4-hour day
shift.Work gets done but everyone has longer rest & sleep periods.A big
thank-you to Linda for her thorough provisioning, menus, and recipes.
Better rest and hot dinners make everyone happy!
I hope that youâre following Rover on the tracking sites.We sailed more
west than originally intended but that let us stay away from that gale
that banged down the Southern California coast and then Baja.Keep
watching our track as we calculate when to cross the ITCZ and pick up
the southern trade wind route to Hiva Oa.
Even though weâre far-far-far from land, please know that family &
friends are in our thoughts.
Peace and all good.- Peter
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