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Sail away - Day 2 Sail Away



November 12th, Gulf Stream

Andy you nailed it!  We had a great reach down the Virginia Coast with the winds dropping right off as we neared the Gulf Stream. Crossing into the Stream around 5am under power.  Around 10:00 the winds were coming up from the SW and we shut the engine down and continued now on a easterly course.  By 3pm putting a single reef in the main with winds of 20-25kts.  

As night approached we double reefed the main and were just streaming under main and staysail in 25 to 30kts. The winds continue to increase so we put away the staysail.  But the winds continued increase into the forties, we were flying under double reefed main sometimes seeing up to 10kts.  I don’t really like to push Sail Away this hard, but she seemed to be handling it OK and we were making some great progress toward our easterly target.  I carry on board a spare starter, fresh water pump, salt water pump, injectors, filters and so on, but when my sister emerged from the head holding a broken toilet seat well she got me.  I duct taped the thing together but that really isn’t working that well.



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