Headiing East Along Latitude38   1 comment

Update

Position at 02:00 PM:
Lat: 37′ 21.00
Lon: 145′ 40.000

Conditions:
Wind: 225 knot ave.
Seas: rough, 8-19 ft., high wind choppy

Boatspeed: 7.1 plus
Heading: 080 degrees ave.

Fuel: 50 gallons, x 2.6 hrs per gallon, x 4 knots = about 500 mileS Water: 40 gallons

Notes:
–We turned the corner and headed east at 08:30 yesterday morning. Old salts refer to this as a symbolic “halfway” mark. We still have more than a 1,000 miles to sail, but it feels very good to be heading east, and we are well positioned for our run to San Francisco.
–We have plenty of wind now along Latitude 38, just below a low pressure system to the north.
–We changed watches to 2 hours on, as the driving is rather intense. Two on, four off.
–We are running along at more than 7 knots with a strong and consistent 25 to 27 knot southwest wind in a broad reach.

Tom, Megan ad Jimmy
s/v Avion

Posted June 15, 2017 by Tom_Abbott in Uncategorized

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  1. I always loved a good Broad Reach!
    Sounds like a Great sail, watch out for debris is in the open area or are you bellow the debts field? i hope!!
    Welcome back to the californicate coast- love ya and get back safe,
    bro Miguel

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