June 7
Hi All,
Hmmm….as the Brits say….the weather is shite!!!!
We did leave at 10:30am…..ideally we would have left last night or early am but no way with the check out procedures…we left the marina at 8:00am, motored 5nm to the pier 11 wharf, tied up by 8:45am, waited 30 min for Customs and Border Force….Customs was one form and gone, BF took ~45 min to go through the passports again. Then we had to wait for 30 min for Port Control to give us permission to leave!!!
Weather: winds have been somewhat as forecast: 12-18G22kts ENE, but the seas are much bigger, 5-8′ E and short period. We have buried the bow many times and even had waves over the bow and Portuguese bridge and splash the PH windows….whoa!!! We’ve slowed down to 1400rpm and speed varied from 4.9-6.2kts SOG with an avg of 5.5kts.
This am the wave period seemed to have grown a little so we sped up to 1550 rpm and speed up to 5.5-7.4 kts….still pitching severely but not burying the bow.
No one is getting much sleep…..ugh!!!!
Stats: June 7 1900UTC (7:00am June 8 Russian Time, +12hrs GMT):
Position: 50 50N 161 46E
Traveled: 128nm today; 415nm to go; ETA to Attu late Sunday/early Monday Russian time; lost about 8-12 hours from our forecast time!!!!
Course: 97M COG
Wind: 14-18G22kts ENE
Waves: 5-8′ ENE, 20-30 pts off port bow
Speed: current speed is 7.2 kts SOG; has varied 4.9-7.2 kts today; passage avg is 5.9 kts; 1400-1600rpm
Weather: 100% cloud cover; air temp is 45*F, sea temp is 41*F…brrrrr; cabin temp 65*F…..diesel heater staying on all the time, can’t keep up with these temps, wind and no sun….ugh!!!
Boat sightings: ~5; all fishing
Hit something: Nothing
Wildlife: many birds including several Albatross and the cute Puffins
Fishing: Nope; too, too cold
Sail: down
Fuel burn: too early
Hope all is well!
John
Mystic Moon
GO MYSTIC GO
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