[Rhodes22-list] Trip - Day 3

[Wally Buck]

Day 3 Sunday

I was back on at 4 AM. I crawled out of the vee berth and noticed the boat 
had a slight heel. We were making 5 plus knots and the wind seemed to be 
around 10 – 15. The moon was shining brightly. The lightning was now behind 
us over land. The wind held through the night and I didn’t need to trim 
sails or tack for 4 hours. We were now making 6 plus knots. We had Cereal, 
granola bars, fruit, and juice for breakfast. I was off 8 AM until noon so I 
took a nap in the cockpit. The new cushions were very comfortable.

We decided to have a hot lunch to take advantage of calm seas. I had the 12 
– 4 watch so Jenny took over my galley duties. She sautéed some Chicken 
Breasts then served sliced up over salads with fruit. Hornblower has a very 
nice gimbaled 3-burner stove/oven complete with adjustable potholders. We 
eventually hit the cobalt blue waters of the Gulf Stream. So far we had nice 
gentle rollers only 2 feet or so well spaced. They were now about 3 – 6 and 
increasing in frequency. The E to SE wind was now 15 – 20. The Pearson 35 
loved the extra wind. We adjusted the CB while watching GPS track; we were 
making 8 knots sustained for hours. .

We had more of the same through the night. Dinner was Turkey sandwiches and 
fruit. We enjoyed another brilliant moonrise and clear skies; life was good. 
I was able to sleep, no one was sick and we were making great time.

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