29o 31.3’N 77o 57.6’W
I’m just overwhelmed with pride given my promotion from Cabin Boy to Chief Navigator. Realisticly, I think Captain Mark was envious of my fancy GPS, and saw the potential contribution to his current sextant-based navigation system.
Yesterday’s fishing, reading in the sun, and bathing suit attire came to a crashing end about supper time yesterday. Sails were reefed in Mark’s anticipation of squalls, which proved correct. Wind quickly picked up, and dinner was eaten with bowl in one hand, glass in the other to avoid a complete mess. Lightning set in about dusk, but remained off to the South East. My 3am to 6am watch was beautiful: great wind, few clouds, and a rising moon that will not be forgotten. Sleeping was tough for everyone given the wind/wave combo—it’s difficult just moving around the boat given the relentless pitching.
This morning’s activity was focused on repairing the mizzen sail, which was torn in last night’s gusts. We hauled the sail into the cabin to measure for a replacement just before the rain hit: for now, we seem to have simply traded lightning for rain, which has added to our joy over the last 18 hours.
Bermuda is getting a little bit closer – Oh, did I forget to mention I caught the largest Mahi Mahi seen onboard…..
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