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Monday, May 22nd - en route to Bermuda
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No
fish, no dolphins and no wind. Actually, just a
little wind would be more accurate. We are sailing
with our spinnaker and main as I write, at 7pm. We
hoisted the big colorful, downwind sail around 11am this
morning. We had ripped it on the passage down to
the Virgin Islands in November and haven't flown it
since we got it repaired. It was good to see that
it is in good shape.
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We
are going about as fast as we would if we motored, but a
lot more peacefully. Wind speeds are around 12
knots just starboard of the stern. Since the
forecast is for such light winds, we are planning on
keeping this sail up all night. This is considered
a risky move by some, since if the wind builds too much
before you douse it there can be some frantic
maneuvering required to get it down and put away.
We'll set a wind threshold over which we'll all rally
out of bed, don life jackets, and get the sail down.
I doubt it will happen, though. We've been lucky
to have as much wind as we have had so far this trip!
We
finished two lessons of school today since we skipped
yesterday. We just have the review and final test
lessons to go! Yippee! We are planning a big
end of school/Bermuda arrival party on Thursday night,
if we all manage to stay awake.
The watches so far have been easy. With conditions
so mellow, we have all stuck to the four hour watches
without a problem. During the day we don't have
official watches but everyone manages to sneak down for
a nap at some point so we are feeling pretty good.
We all have been reading a bunch. I baked some
French bread today for lunch. The girls introduced
Larson to the card game "Ziggity."
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I'm trying not to be upset about the lack of fish for
another dinner. Actually, today was a bit easier
than yesterday since we didn't even come close to
catching one. I think the disappointment of having
one on the hook and then losing it is greater than the
mere absence of one. It has become a four letter
word; the "f" word, if you will! I'm seriously
beginning to worry about the long-term psychological
affects my new obsession might visit upon me if I
continue to fail so miserably. I am currently
relying on the fact that I will come back from our trip
home energized and refreshed, as well as stocked to the
gills with all sorts of new tackle to improve my odds.
Glenn, our crew for the Bermuda to Azores leg of the
trip, is also a seasoned fisherman so hopefully he'll
help with our success rate.
I'll leave you with a
picture of the sunrise over the Atlantic this morning.
We have a ton of sat phone minutes that we need to use
up so I'm doing my part with a long upload to the
website!
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We miss you all!
XOXO
Christy, Joe, Cassie
and Juliana
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Many thanks to our
friend Craig Homenko for his assistance in setting up
the website.
We also would like
to thank our buddy Scott Brunner who has been kind
enough to host the website on his server.
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