One Hundred Miles Closer

Sunrise - leaving Florida for Bermuda

We left Florida 24 hours ago, and so far it has been great. We had light head winds as we slowly made our way towards the Gulf Stream. Once in we followed it north on a comfortable beam reach overnight. Maggie and I had comfortable watches, so we will both be well rested today.
Yesterday afternoon, we made radio contact with Herb Hilgenberg, who has been voluntarily providing weather routing services for voyagers for many years. He believes we should have fine sailing weather for the next few days. Additionally, I can retrieve GRIB and weatherfax files via the ham radio, so we feel that we are on top of any weather developments.

Sophie,  hanging on.

The boat is sailing beautifully with our Cape Horn wind pilot, working jib and our new mainsail deployed. The sky was clear and crowded with stars. The half moon rose during Maggie's watch and she reported that it looked like an orange slice. Magical!
The only one not too happy with the trip is Sophie, but she is starting to get her sea legs and will be fine.
Branko