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Blue Summit
Owner Stephen Jenkins
Design Antares 44i
Length Overall 13 m 41 cm
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Flag United States of America
Sail Number 11


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16/02/2016

Blue Summit - Galapagos Bound

All eyes are on the GPS as we drop down in latitude- at 7:30 am (Eastern time) we're at 00 50.68 N- about 11 hours from crossing the equator into the Southern hemisphere. The winds stayed pleasantly moderate yesterday all day (around 10-15 knots) which was more than we thought we'd get and on a beam reach we were able to move along nicely at 7kts. We also had a 2 knot current with us at times which was enormously helpful. The winds began to drop through the night and we turned on an engine briefly from 4 am-7 am just to keep us moving. The winds seem to have picked up little nowso it's off again and we're bobbing along nicely in a quiet sea. Our ETA in Port Baquerizo on San Cristobal is now mid-morning tomorrow. A daytime landfall sure beats a nighttime one, especially in such a magical. read more...


16/11/2015

Blue Summit - Halfway to the BVI

It was just two weeks and 900 miles ago that we departed from Deltaville for our circumnavigation.Currently, we are on the sixth day (and over halfway) on the leg from Norfolk to Tortola in the BVI.We headed out of the Chesapeake Bay 5 days ago, past Cape Hatteras and southeastward toward a spot south of Bermuda on the 65W line of longitude.This is known as the I-65 route to the Caribbean and although an open ocean route, and the quickest way to get there, there is less upwind sailing than on the infamous Thorny Path through the Bahamas and Greater Antilles.We have now turned south and are sailing along on a bumpy beam reach at 9 knots with about 20 knots of wind. "New" is the operative word on this passage for us. Our ten year boat needed "some" refits and updates after last winter's. read more...


14/11/2015

Blue Summit - Blue Summit: Days 1-3

A three day delay? No problem for the fabulous Caribbean 1500 Rally staff who organized impromptu seminars, tours and a wonderful trivia night while the fleet of 30+ boats waited for tropical storm Kate to clear out.And when she did finally exit stage right, off the fleet went under a star splashed sky (with Jupiter, Mars and Venus slung low in the sky), propelled by a beautiful north wind bound for Tortola in the British Virgin Islands.Sailors don't always get to choose the wind and seas they have, but it doesn't stop this Goldilocks from wanting it "just right."We have seen too much wind (30-35, gusting to 40 knots one night), too little wind, (light to nothing the first night out resulted in burning fossil fuel for a few hours when our speed dipped below 3 knots, yuck) and perfect. read more...



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