Fw: The U.S.A.
A Lady
Stephen Hyde
Mon 13 Jun 2011 12:32
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MONDAY 13th JUNE
2011
We are well behind our schedule now as we reached
the half way mark to New York from Bermuda,
The light 9 knot breeze is fine on the starboard
bow, and progress is slow enough, even with the engine running.
However, at our present speed, we should reach our
destination early Wednesday morning,
The last couple of days have been mostly
uneventfull, with winds ranging from 4 knots to 36 knots,
sometimes behind us and other times right on the
nose, Yesterday , we had " A Lady " goosewinging on three
seperate
occasions, and on two different gybes, plus wind on
the nose from both sides, ohhhhhh it would keep the small crew very
busy
and in fit condition,
The sea is unusual and as a result we
have a scum all over the deck today, it looks like the residue from a
washing machine, but
obviously its not, we had the same stuff all over
the deck again on our way up from Virgin Gorda to Bermuda,
However, it does wash of easily
enough.
Yesterday Skipper read the manual for the SSB radio
inside out, then tuned into " South Bound 2" at 4.30pm local time
to listen to " Herb" talking to all the boats in
the Atlantic about the weather they will encounter on their various trips
including
our own, ( we could have a tough two days ahead of
us )
Herb , gives a free weather service everyday to
those that ask, many sailors then send him donations and gifts every year,
especially those that use his service freequently,
Herb will also advise on weather routing and when to leave
a port for a given trip, like Bermuda to the
Azores,
Thats all for now,
Signed :- Stephen Hyde ( Skipper )
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