Today's sail has been wonderful. First, we have been going the right way all day, which is something I really appreciate. Next, the winds have been good - we are making about 4.5 to 5.5 knots average all day, so we have made good time. Another good thing is it was not quite so hot today, and there was less humidity. We have been on a pretty good point of sail most of the day - a strong beam reach (the wind is hitting the boat right in the middle)with an occasional wind shift to a broad reach (where the wind hits the boat towards the stern and on the side). And the seas are not too bad, either - following, for the most part. No contrary currents slowing us down. I am just waiting for the wind to die, or change direction dramatically, all of which will happen as soon as Mike decides to go to sleep.
But it is only 7 pm now, and even I will stay awake for a couple more hours, then I will go to sleep so Mike can wake me up for the late watch while hopefully he sleeps - getting enough sleep for Mike is the biggest challenge of overnight passages. I have no idea how long it will take to get there - but we know we want to come into the harbor in strong daylight - it is a long narrow channel that will require some careful navigation.
While we were still in San Carlos, we had work done on the engine by Omar. He came with glowing references and seems to have lived up to it - the engine seems to be doing fine, some things were fixed, so we will see what happens. We also got the bottom of the boat cleaned, and bought two scuba tanks.
Anyway - that is all for now. Mike is going to send this by radio. SO have a great day, and I will write more hopefully tomorrow, while we are still underway!
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Yay! Happy day of sailing! Days like this make the hard days worth it.
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