A true ocean passage is the final browsing experience. One passage has all the elements of sailing – the preparation, planning, management of ships, analysis of time – the ultimate challenge, but also the ultimate in fun.
This document daily passage of 1,000 nautical miles sailed May 1006 St Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands Georgetown, Bermuda.
Day One – St Thomas, Virgin Islands. Great to be back in the Caribbean! Summer very sunny and hot here already. Day boat check – many things to do. Purchased final few tools from our list of the coast, replaced the small one few things that built throughout the season. Fluid and filter change in the engine. Time to check boatload. The captain to the mast, everything looks great. Sea beds set. All major systems A-OK.
Day Two – After the list of supplies and provisions for the boat trip. Charts of ocean currents received from our services and chart the course all the way to Bermuda – fastest sail 30 miles to the west and collect current favorable follow the rhumb line. Forecast time received from our weather information service and had the captain and crew – Looks like the trade winds to develop shortly. Information crew is complete. Final dual control of the boat, everything looks good. 15:15: from the dock and fuel dock for fuel topping final 15:35 and water tanks.: from the dock and off we go! The wind is light, almost calm and we motor, but it feels great to be on the road. 18:00: sails and sail to motor.
Day Three 02:00: see night. The wind has picked up the forecasts and now under sail power only. 08:20: days is magnificent. The coffee is made and the wind at 12 knots in the beam, the boat speed 5.6 knots. The fishing line in the water and morning sun full shots with the sextant. Sea is flat. 13:00: Captain Alex ago underwear homemade lunch – fantastic! Nothing like gourmet food at sea. Fish out of water lines, no luck today. 17:00: I saw freighter on the horizon – First boat we have seen here. Cargo tracking in radar navigation radar and practiced.
Day Four – 305: Miles covered the first two days, Progress is great. Good morning sunshine, the sea is like a beautiful blue. Homemade rolls and fresh coffee for breakfast, you may actually gain weight on this trip we eating very well. 16:00: arrive daily weather briefings, very accurate so far. Bad weather in the north, but not affect us. 19:00: chops pork and apple sauce for dinner. Wayne has some sunset photos!
Day Five – 01:00: really! It seems so close, hard to believe. 14:00 freighter near, we have pleasant conversation on the phone and wave as they pass. They seem happy to have a conversation with someone close. Freighter is dead in the water and make repairs, we ask them if they want a trailer – good laugh for everyone. 18:00: pick up and so is the boat speed. Fresh made corn bread dinner tastes like home. 23:00: The wind of 30 knots and seas 6-8 feet now. This boat loves it! We are still sailing flat and making great progress – lots of fun. At about 400 miles at sea now. Everyone is reaching changes in the reading-off and very relaxed.
Day Six 11:00: much cooler now We are definitely out of the tropics. The first time I stood in a long-sleeved shirt days. Coming in the clouds and think we can get a little rain later. Still moves well and eating well. 16:00: The forecast calls for showers later today, crossing a front. The SSB radio makes the world seem so small. Yet we are receiving daily weather updates and listen to all the other boats around. Hard to believe we're in the middle of the ocean and is connected. 19:00: starting to rain, bad weather first trip. Radar shows only light rain. It rains a lot, though the wind is constant and 15-20 knots.
Day Seven 06:00: still cloudy. Wind behind us, still in southern and 25-30 – We're flying! 13:00: Alex bakes chocolate chip cookies, we're really spoiled now! 18:00: now the west wind and much lighter, boat speed to 5 knots, but the sky is perfectly clear. It'll be a nice night. 23:00: direction toward North and guided by Polaris – feels like an old sailor from time to address the North Star. Sea is flat and we're getting close. Must be in the Bermuda tomorrow.
Day Eight 10:00: dolphins swimming by boat and many birds around, you can say the land is not far. He came to Bermuda and the office at 15:00. Off the dock. A grilled steak and a glass of wine to celebrate! 1000 miles completed and ready for the next stage.
About the Author:
Capt Dave Bello is President of Fair Wind Sailing School, an ASA affiliate
sailing school
offering
sailing instruction in the Virgin Islands
, Chesapeake Bay, Florida and on Lake Erie.
Article Source: ArticlesBase.com – Diary of an Ocean Passage
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