About as perfect as it could get. That\u2019s what yesterday was. The sun burned through the clouds by late morning, and the rest of the day was clear and sunny and nice. And the wind came to 12 knots from the NE, making for perfect broad-reaching spinnaker conditions. And it was so stable, I didn\u2019t need to adjust a thing for 14 hours! \u00a0As the sun went down, a huge orange 100% full moon rose, and lit the night like daytime. \u00a0The wind did finally veer a bit during the night, but I continued making good progress with the jib.<\/p>\n
I scrutinized all the weather info this morning, as the next leg is a longer one, with no shelter for about 300 miles. And based on my meteorological analysis, I need to be like Louie Louie- I gotta go now. \u00a0I should see winds this morning from the South, then SE, then East in the afternoon, and finally NE tonight, and then the strength will build. The idea is to stay ahead of the gale that will be chasing me as much as possible, and get to Punta Del Este, Uruguay before things get too exciting. I\u2019ll hide there while the NE gale passes, and continue waiting while a southern gale passes the other way the next day. \u00a0If all goes well, I could leave Uruguay late Sunday, and get into Buenos Aires sometime Monday. Of course, all this could change, as weather forecasting is not an exact science…<\/p>\n
Hopefully the next few days won’t be too exciting, but I\u2019ll let you know.<\/p>\n
28.27S \u00a048.43W \u00a0 4757nm gone, 695nm to go. \u00a08am \u00a09\/13<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
About as perfect as it could get. That\u2019s what yesterday was. The sun burned through the clouds by late morning, and the rest of the day was clear and sunny and nice. And the wind came to 12 knots from … Continue reading