Posted by Ed
The first 24 hours has passed and as of noon today and we have logged 128 miles for the first day. The sail through the night was delightful and uneventful. In the early morning the breeze went very light and we have been motoring since 0630.
To conserve fuel we only run the engine at 2000 RPM's and depending on the waves we may only make 5 to 5.5 knots towards our initial waypoint The entrance to the Gulfstream is still about 200 miles away and we should enter the stream sometime Saturday evening or very early Sunday morning. We have chosen to cross the Gulfstream at the narrowest area of the Gulfstream just to get through it and then set our course for home. Weather permitting we hope to sail to Beverly via the outside of the cape otherwise we may put in on the south coast of MA or go through the Cape Cod Canal.
Everyone gets along very well and all are well rested. Jim has been gracious enough to keep the gang well fed with meal preparations.
For our entertainment, Kurt spotted a whale breaching several times just about a half mile ahead of us and by the time he got his camera the whale decided to stop showing off.
Our position is noted below in this email but in case it isn't we are located at 34 03.0N 66 22.2W
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