Tuesday, July 17, 2012

7/17/12

Noon Position: 27 10' N, 26 29' W, SOG 5.2, COG 010, Day's Run 38nm.
Yesterday I felt like I was sailing at Tufts. I normally record changes
of course and speed in the log. Yesterday, after discovering that I had
tacked 10 times in the last hour, and gained 1 mile of distance, I
decided to save the trees and just gave up. The weather continued like
that, constant 45-130 degree wind shifts, puffs, and flat calms, until
around 6 am this morning when the breeze finally filled back in. I was
actively sailing, tacking on every header until I went to sleep, and for
about 10 hours of almost constant effort gained about 10 miles. Last
night I pretty much gave it up as a lost cause, only getting up every
hour or so to tack to try to keep moving, but didn't really get anywhere
until this morning. It seems like I've finally gotten a bit of a lift
today though, so hopefully it'll last long enough to get some mileage.

2 comments:

  1. Hi Eric -
    They say the last few miles are the toughest - and your experience is proof.
    Can you double check your 7-17 coordinates for us?
    Thanks! Hang in there!
    Randy

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  2. I think the coordinates should be:

    27 10' N, 126 29' W

    Note the "126" instead of "26

    Frank in Maryland

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