Just plain (sailing) bashing
Monday 3 December, Passage Bermuda to Antigua day 4: Yet more of the bumpy tradewind ride. At midnight Glen comes on watch and it takes all my effort to get down below…
Monday 3 December, Passage Bermuda to Antigua day 4: Yet more of the bumpy tradewind ride. At midnight Glen comes on watch and it takes all my effort to get down below…
Sunday 2 December, Passage Bermuda to Antigua day 3: We are in the trade winds, on a beam reach. We seem to be between two winds fighting each other. One 10-12 kts,…
Saturday 1 December, Passage Bermuda to Antigua, day 2: Light winds, motoring and pottering on the decks. It’s the first day of winter! This is actually ironic for us, because just today…
Friday 30 November: Departure day! Strong winds and rough seas. During the night the wind continues to howl in the rigging and Glen wakes several times thinking: seriously? Are we really heading…
Tuesday 20 November. Day 5 to Bermuda. Fast beam reach sailing and arrival to Bermuda. We continue just off the wind on starboard tack in 16-20kts of wind. With both sails reefed…
Monday 19 November: Day 4 to Bermuda, still upwind sailing in variable conditions. Midnight and we are still hard on the wind, occasionally on the rhum line to northern Bermuda, but mostly…
Sunday 18 November. Day 3 to Bermuda: Sailing hard on the wind and waves. The day starts with us motorsailing at 7-8kts on the rhum line to Burmuda. The wind is 5-12kts.…
Saturday 17 November: From Cape Hatteras to 34 40’N 72 00’W. Day 2 of passage USA to Bermuda. Midnight, and I wake up for my second shift for the night. Briefing from…