Day 19 to 21: Sept 21st Crossing the Atlantic

Met with delivery crew and finished provisioning for 14 to 21 day sail across Atlantic from Halifax to Azores. Crew reported that they sailed to Halifax the first day and purchased an extra jib sail and topped off water. Weather reports have been sunny and pleasant last three days, lows of 49 and highs of 72 degrees. Steady and sustained winds between 5 and 15 knots with gusts to 20 knots. Seas relatively calm at 1 meter, building to 5 meters as wind persists and we get further out to sea.

Day 18: Sept 18th - Provition the boat for sail across Atlantic

Preparing to sail to the Azores - the Distance is 3020 kilometers or 1876 miles or 1630 nautical miles. We expect is will take 14 to 21 days to make this crossing.

Day 16 and 17: Sept 16th and Sept 17th Bar Harbor to West Isles, NB, Canada

Sailed 192 KM (119 miles) with stop overs in John's Port and Manchas Bay

Day 13, 14, and 15: Sept 13th to the 15th - Rest at Bar Harbor

Checked into the hotel on the 12th - having maintenance done on the bildge pump and the roller furler.

Day 12: Sept 12th - Camden, ME to Bar Harbor, ME

Sailed 40 miles in 6 and a half hours and finally arrived at Bar Harbor. Going to check into a hotel and stay a few days.

Day 11: Sept 11th - Boothbay, ME to Camden, ME

Sailed 51 miles in 8 hours

Day 10: Sept 10th - Portland, ME to Boothbay Harbor, ME

Low of 41 and high of 75 - big temperature changes - feels cold on the water - sailed 42 miles in winds avg 12 mph

Day 9: Sept 9th - Portsmouth, ME to Portland, ME

50 mile trip - winds avg 15 mph out of the east - fast sailing in rough seas - made 8 knots on avg - set sail at 5:40am and arrives at 12:35am

Day 8: Sept 8th - Essex Bay, MA to Portsmouth, MA

46 mile sail

Day 7: Sept 7th - Marblehead, MA to Essex Bay, MA

Sailed around the point - rough seas - 22 miles in 5 hours

Day 6: Sept 6th - Hull, MA to Marblehead, MA

Spent Saturday in Boston. Set sail on Sunday - traveled 6 hours and 32 miles.

Day 5: Sept 4 - Sandwich to Hull Yacht Club, Hull, MA

Sunrise: 0612
Set Sail: 0515
Wind: WSW 2 to 8 knots, building during the day
Conditions:LO 54 / HI 67

Traveled 51.2 miles, motored in the morning, felt chilly out on the water but had steady sun. Made an average of 5 knots and arrived at 3:30. Went to dinner in Boston at the home of friends.

Detailed conditions:
barnstable ma-
including the beaches of...chatham...eastham...provincetown
353 am edt fri sep 4 2009

.today...
east coast ocean rip current risk.....low.
east coast ocean surf.....1 to 2 feet.
swell...............east swell around 2 feet.
period..............8 seconds.
east coast ocean water....64 degrees.
sky/weather.........partly sunny.
max temperature.....around 72.
beach winds.........northeast winds around 10 mph.
uvi index...........7 - high.
lightning threat....no lightning expected.

a low risk of rip currents implies that wind and wave conditions are
not expected to support the development of enhanced rip currents.
however...rip currents are always possible...especially near jetties
and other structures.

.tonight...mostly clear. lows in the lower 60s. north winds around
7 mph.
.saturday...sunny. highs in the lower 70s. northeast winds around
9 mph.
.saturday night...mostly clear. lows around 60. east winds around
6 mph.

tide information...

at nauset beach...

low tide at 4:58 am
high tide at 11:07 am
low tide at 5:11 pm
high tide at 11:20 pm

at hyannisport...

high tide at 12:32 am
low tide at 6:12 am
high tide at 12:57 pm
low tide at 6:25 pm

Day 4: Sept 3: Newport to Sandwich Marina, end of Cape Cod Canal

Sunrise: 0618
Set Sail: 0602
Wind: SSW 3 to 5 mph
Conditions: Clear and Sunny, low 59 high 77 degrees

Sailed 48 miles in about 8 hours. Great day! Not much around the Sandwich Marina. Hung out on the boat.

Day 3: Sept 2 - Mystic to Newport Yacht Club

Sunrise: 0616
Set Sail: 0540
Wind: ESE 5 to 10 knots
Conditions: Partly cloudy low 61 degrees

Sailed 41 miles in about 7 hours. Great town, lots for sailors to do.

September 1, 2009 - New Haven Harbor to Mystic

Sunrise:6:18am
Set Sail: 7:07am
Wind: NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
Temp: 49 degrees, feels like 46 degrees

Beautiful sail today. We made the 57 miles with the tides to our favor in just over 7 hours, and arrived at 2:30 in time to go to Mystic Pizza for a snack. We walked around the lovely town and met Judy and Jeff (Last Name?) for dinner. Very nice weather today, lots of sun and a high of 75 degrees. We moored at the Mystic River Yacht club for the evening.