Date: 12 August 2009 1900 UTC (1200 Samadhi Time)
Distance sailed in last 24 hours: 167 nm
Distance to Half Moon Bay: nm
Latitude: 38 29.464 N
Longitude: 129 35.700 W
COG: 082M
SOG: 6.7 kts under power
Wind: calm
Seas: 2 ft WNW swell, ft wind waves
Weather: 80% Cloud Cover
Barometric Pressure: 1022.6, rising
Sea Temperature: 69 F
The wind continued to drop throughout the day yesterday, and by 7 p.m. we were back under power. Overnight apparent wind stopped altogether, and we had a very smooth night motoring across a quiet sea. Around 9 a.m. this morning the wind starting blowing from the North with the slightest breeze. We still don't have enough wind to sail, but this small amount of North wind is a sign of things to come.
We expect the wind to begin to pick up later today and continue to build. We may have some interesting sailing for our last day at sea. Right now the forecast is showing strong winds and short-period, 9' seas. 9' seas aren't THAT big, but when they are close together they become very steep. We will spending some time today putting things away onboard Samadhi so that they don't become projectiles. We are probably overdoing it, but better prepared than not.
Otherwise, things have mostly been quiet here. We saw no ships yesterday and only a couple of small, solitary birds. It's nice to know that we're almost at our destination with so little excitement compared to our previous ocean crossing.
Kelly parents have organized a gathering for her birthday and Samadhi V's homecoming. It will be from 11:30 - 2:30 on Sunday August 16th at the Dutch Goose in Menlo Park. We'd love to see you there!
No comments:
Post a Comment