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Unconditional - So much for the 'free ride'



Wednesday, June 17, 2015 Anticipate Lagos Arrival on Fri, June 19th

Finally, winds kicked in last night from the NE, forcing us to sail below 90-degrees magnetic. Twice, we shortened sails, and as of this morning we are under a double-reefed main and a reefed Yankee, clawing to stay above the Cape Vincent-desired Rhumb line. Commercial traffic (to Halifax, in this case) is only 2-nm south of us.

You may have noticed that due to rhumb line pinching, we have lost some time to the more northerly WCC boats although we are currently sailing 5.5 to 7.5-knts over ground. The 18-24 knot sustained northerly winds have kicked up some 9+ foot swells that we are taking on our port quarter, but fortunately the swells are more rhythmic than the choppy US Gulfstream last month.

It is too early to tell what time on Friday that we arrive into Lagos [Lah’- gosh], but late afternoon is a reasonable bet. Today, I received notes from both crewmembers who departed in Ponta Delgada, but Carl’s comment particularly struck me “Miss you guys. Work is overrated.” I thought that I’d pass that along…

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