January 19, 2019
Day 107
Noon Position: 45 49S 97 23E
Course(t)/Speed(kts): ExN 7 – 8
Wind(t/tws): WxS 15 – 21
Sea(t/ft): W10
Sky: Big sun, an open sky. Big squall clouds to the NE
10ths Cloud Cover...
January 18, 2019
Day 139
Noon Position: 45 43S 93 42E
Course(t)/Speed(kts): ExS
Wind(t/tws): NW 15
Sea(t/ft): W 15 (left over from yesterday’s low)
Sky: Overcast
10ths Cloud Cover...
Ray90 wireless handset in my hand with the wired handset on the left and the cradle for the wireless on the right
Pretty damn good forecast for an east-west trans-Atlantic!
T-minus 5 hours until departure. This will be our longest passage to date on ISBJORN, and the longest, mileage wise, of my entire sailing career.
Novak Djokovic secured himself a longer stay at No. 1 in the ATP Rankings and a spot in the second week of the Australian Open on Saturday.
January 16, 2019
Day 104
Noon Position: 45 54S 86 35E
Course(t)/Speed(kts): ExN 7
Wind(t/tws): WxS 15 – 20
Sea(t/ft): W 4
Sky: Overcast 10 (the morning was clear; the evening is utterly clear)
10ths Cloud Cover...
I wrote about this in my regular column in the current issue of SAIL (the February issue, which of course comes out in mid-January), but it’s something EVERYONE should know about, so I’m pimping it here too.
January 15, 2019
Day 103
Noon Position: 46 30S 82 58E
Course(t)/Speed(kts): NxE 6+
Wind(t/tws): W 15 – 20
Sea(t/ft): W 4
Sky: Overcast. Rain squalls before noon.
At this point, it might be hard to avoid some of these teams linking up in bowl season.
January 14, 2019/Day 103
Noon Position: 46 35S 79 23E
Course(t)/Speed(kts): ExS 8, 9 and 10 knots
Miles since departure: 14,161
Avg. Miles/Day: 139
We worked through a small depression overnight with NW winds to 25 and 30.
I certainly agree with DownEast magazine’s choice for a top 10 iconic Maine image. Heck, I still remember relishing this photo of Captain Lincoln Colcord grinning his way around the Cape of Good Hope...
