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| Underway from Charleston - 39degrees |
Underway from Charleston on a clear, crisp Jan morning with 15kts of north winds. Three layers of polyester on Under the foul weather gear. Bahamas, here we come!
Heading south with a brisk northerly wind, we pole out the headsails and try to catch all the wind horsepower we can. We were able to ride these winds for nearly 24hrs before they peetered out and it was over to the trusty Yanmar diesel. We sailed and motored for the next two days, then pulled into Fort Pierce to wait out 12hrs of 25kts on the nose. Heading back out to sea on Thurs am.
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The "Off-Watch" of Port-Stbd team |
Sue and I stand port and starboard watches, so when one is at the helm the other is in the seaberth catching some zzz's. We probably average about 4-6hrs of sleep per day (none of it deep sleep) in 4 intervals.
We stand set watches at night: 9-12, 12-3, and 3-6am. During the day we are usually both up and about, catching a catnap before and after lunch.
We stand set watches at night: 9-12, 12-3, and 3-6am. During the day we are usually both up and about, catching a catnap before and after lunch.
Gennie is doing fine and relatively quickly got back into the routine of potty breaks at the bow while underway. She does like for us to slow down so its not too scary up there on the bow. This is her favorite spot during the day. At night we need the blanket for us both to cover with.
