Friday, July 19, 2013
Since the wind was behind us the whole time, we unfortunately
couldn’t do much sailing. I learned
this the hard way, trying to sail with the wind behind me while keeping on course
was pretty difficult. I must’ve
went off course about 50 times, that or I lost wind in the sails, before
realizing it as I had to time the delay of the steering. I felt a little foolish because I
couldn’t seem to get the hang of it no matter how hard I tried. The seas were a lovely 5-6ft, and
upon entering the Gulf Stream, I noticed the water turn a bright
aquamarine. We have had a pretty
bumpy ride thus far, and sleeping has proven to be a little challenging. We went through a couple of squalls,
but nothing too exhausting, thanks in part to the full enclosure on the
boat. The happiest moment today
was when a pod of dolphins came and played in the wake of the boat. They were grey with white spots, and at first I thought they were seals (silly me). I even saw a baby dolphin in the mix, which made me smile. Distance traveled in 24 hours, 160
nm.
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| Aquamarine Stream |
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