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Adagio - Seas of Glass



WED 11/05/14 1500AST: The last time I saw waters like this was in 2006 in the Mediterranean sea. Of course, we were aboard a Celebrity cruise ship and really didn't care all that much about sea state, but nonetheless it was a topic of conversation that went kind of like "You know, if we ever really actually DO get to sail our own boat to places like this, I guess it'll be motoring all the way."... Well, we're not quite in the Med (yet) but the Atlantic looks almost identical to that water we experienced over 8 years ago. Not a whisper of wind to show us riplets on the water, not a breath to even shake the sails out just a little. What else could we do?? Jump overboard, that's what :) It's swimming time! Tossed out a safety line, lowered the swim ladder and made a cursory attempt to heave to (I ~think~ I remember it takes wind to do that ...). Grab the shampoo and over we go with Robin keeping a careful watch over the whole silly show.

Water was cool and refreshing and there was certainly not a worry about the boat drifting away from us. So, thanks for the break and the refreshing dip in 10,000 feet of water. Got to confirm the bottom job is still clean and now we're going to burn some fuel making a few miles south toward the next wind barb that isn't just a straight line :) ADAGIO: Over and out.





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