We finally seem to be out of the fog
Day 4: 07/22/05, 09:30 UTC (GMT)Position 44 35:86N 45 58.11
We finally seem to be out of the fog. Fog this morning. We motor-sailed the first 30 hours in light winds wanting to get away from the coast of Newfoundland and off the Grand Banks as quick as possible.
We've been pure sailing the last 48 hours, averaging 5-6 k. We're getting a shift in the winds so all that might change soon. Being this is our first ocean crossing we've been conservative on our sail configuration. But Tamara is a very capable boat and we've been very please with her performance.
We were hailed on the VHF radio late yesterday afternoon by a young Brit who's attempting to be the youngest person to row across the Atlantic. He was two miles off our port side and hardly visible on our radar. We had a nice chat with him and kept him company for awhile. He's been out 50+ days and has another 50+ to go, rowing 12 hours a day. You can read about him and his progress on his website, www.virginrow.com.
The following is a typical (?) day's schedule:
Nancy on watch from 1 am to about 7 am. Want Mark to get as much sleep as possible. He usually gets interrupted by sail changes.
Mark gets up and we have breakfast. Send/receive email.Mark on watch and Nancy sleeps from about 9 am - 12 pm.
Lunch and then Mark tries to get some sleep for a few hours while Nancy on watch.
Dinner about 7 pm. Email check about 10 pm.Mark on watch 10 pm to 1 am while Nancy sleeps.
Nancy & Mark
We finally seem to be out of the fog. Fog this morning. We motor-sailed the first 30 hours in light winds wanting to get away from the coast of Newfoundland and off the Grand Banks as quick as possible.
We've been pure sailing the last 48 hours, averaging 5-6 k. We're getting a shift in the winds so all that might change soon. Being this is our first ocean crossing we've been conservative on our sail configuration. But Tamara is a very capable boat and we've been very please with her performance.
We were hailed on the VHF radio late yesterday afternoon by a young Brit who's attempting to be the youngest person to row across the Atlantic. He was two miles off our port side and hardly visible on our radar. We had a nice chat with him and kept him company for awhile. He's been out 50+ days and has another 50+ to go, rowing 12 hours a day. You can read about him and his progress on his website, www.virginrow.com.
The following is a typical (?) day's schedule:
Nancy on watch from 1 am to about 7 am. Want Mark to get as much sleep as possible. He usually gets interrupted by sail changes.
Mark gets up and we have breakfast. Send/receive email.Mark on watch and Nancy sleeps from about 9 am - 12 pm.
Lunch and then Mark tries to get some sleep for a few hours while Nancy on watch.
Dinner about 7 pm. Email check about 10 pm.Mark on watch 10 pm to 1 am while Nancy sleeps.
Nancy & Mark
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