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Amaris - I Give Up. I Quit.



15.49.12N
47.49.74W
Atlantic Ocean
 
I give up. I quit. I ask for a refund.  THERE IS NO WIND!
 
It is day 10 and still no wind.  Where are these famous trade winds.  We just had e-mail contact with our friends on "Joy of Shamrock Quay" who started their motor 30 hours ago - and were able to stop to sail for 3...  before taking a dip in the water and restarting their motor.
 
In previous days, I was calculating potential wind angles and selecting sails based on predicted winds.  Now I have started calculating how far we will get with our limited amount of fuel - the answer...  about 40% of the way.  I figure we can run our engine for about two days straight.  Fingers crossed wind will fill in between now and then.
 
And for sour grapes..  we don't have any.  I did peal the hard skin off one of our last oranges an took a bite of the fermented fruit.  It went overboard.  Tomorrow we start with the canned fruit.  I suppose I can look forward to the one gratuitous little cherry in each can!


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