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Purrr-fect - Leg 3 - Day 3 - Reflections on Time



Just past midnight and I am on the 11 pm to 2 am watch, so it is now day 3 "officially". Keeping track of time is simple on board since we just use the "Greenwich"/UTC time as a constant for all communication on radio nets etc. And even though we are moving east, we have decided to not change the "ship's clock" until we reach our new location. For the long passage between Bermuda and the Azores, there are 3 time zones (changing every 15 degrees of longitude) but we kept our clock on Bermuda time. So that meant that it started getting light with faint sunrise around 3 am! So the night watch wasn't much night.

Sailing today was brisk and we are making good progress toward Portugal. Doldrums are predicted in several days so we hope to log lots of miles before the wind dies. When we are averaging over 7.5 knots, it is tempting to assume that speed for the whole trip and to start dreaming of an early arrival. Naturally, the wind changes (increases or dies altogether). But for now, day 2 has been great, with 100 miles in the last 12 hours.

Signed -- Linda on night watch


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