First Edition lll - Respecting the sea

May 26
For three days we float around with little or no wind. Wishing for wind, a gale is forecast. In the early hours of last night with very little warning from Mother Nature, the wind shifts and picks up to 25 kts. Changing course and trimming sails, we are both awake. Since departing Bermuda we have encountered several challenges. Our rigging issues have been resolved. However, we continue to have battery charging problems and use our power sparingly. Now we deal with Mother Nature 25 kt. winds and seas 2-3 meters. After scrambling to trim sails, I pause to take a moment and watch the veracity of the North Atlantic, I witness it's beauty at the same time. The sky is grey and the sea is dark grey but, the sun is trying it's best to shine. I watch breaking waves back lit by the diffused sunlight, peak and glow ice blue for a second or two before they are blown off and crash into the sea below. One right after another - the North Atlantic is showing it's true colors.
"But where after all, would be the poetry of the sea, were there no wild waves"
Joshua Slocum, 1900