Happy 1st of September! \u00a0It\u2019s a good day for me, as Cabo Branco, the eastern-most point of land in all of South America, is in my wake. That\u2019s right, I made it around the corner. My maximum easterly reading was Longitude 34.45 West. Then there was another 60 miles of due south, and after passing Recife early this morning, I have a little westerly in my course, and it feels good.<\/p>\n
The weather is better, too, with relatively calm seas (1-3 feet) and an easy 8-10 knots of wind. Its still a close reach, with the wind angle at about 45 degrees, but much better than beating into 25 knots. The boat is well-balanced doing 6 to 7 knots, but that includes another bonus- current going with me! \u00a0After all those miles of fighting it, the current is finally in my favor. Only about a half-knot right now, but I’ll take it! \u00a0Hopefully as I travel farther south the wind will move back into a beam, then broad reach, and the current may boost me by a full knot. It is another clear sunny day in the 80\u2019s, I am cruising along over the warm turquoise waters of tropical Brazil, and its really hard to complain.<\/p>\n
08.19S \u00a034.53W \u00a03064nm gone, \u00a02169nm to go. \u00a08am \u00a09\/1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Happy 1st of September! \u00a0It\u2019s a good day for me, as Cabo Branco, the eastern-most point of land in all of South America, is in my wake. That\u2019s right, I made it around the corner. My maximum easterly reading was … Continue reading