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November 17, 2007
At Sea
Shortly after the sun rose, the winds finally began to pick up. First 10 knots, then 12 knots, and there was a building swell from the east. I knew from experience that the swells precede the winds, so I was confident that the trade winds would begin to fill in soon.
With lighter winds blowing on the port beam, we decided to set the mainsail and the asymmetric spinnaker. We shut off the engine and we were underway in rolly-polly seas.
The asymmetric spinnaker is like flying a kite – a highly visual undertaking. We decided that with the lack of visibility at night, we would take it down in favour of the more solid and conservative jib.
During our first 24 hours at sea, we covered 155 miles, putting us ahead of schedule and feeling pretty good about our progress.
Posted by dave at November 17, 2007 02:05 PM