Day 4 - Beautiful sunset

Blue Note
Marco M.
Tue 17 Nov 2015 17:07
Date:  Tuesday 17/11/15   - Time:  12:00 EDT
Position 31:36.347N  71:55.006W
COG 163M SOG 4.8kt, Wind 60T 8.5 kt,
Temperatures: Air 25 C, Sea 23.1 C
Barometer: 1023.4  hPa
Last 24h Sailed Distance: 127
Last 24h Decrease Distance on rhumb line: 126 NM
Sailed distance since departure: 516 NM
Time since departure: 3d 20h 10m
Average Speed since departure: 5.42      kt
Average VMG since departure:   5.15  kt
Average VMG speed last 24h:    5.24 kt
Intention: sail to St. Thomas
Distance to End on rhumb line: 885 NM
ETA: Tuesday May 24, 2015 @ 12:00

Detailed Track (50 is the maximum number of point, i.e. once the last point reaches 50, the last point always is 50):
http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0EIVGO9oiEYLjqAfRxhderm34cEEF9dMP


All day yesterday was spent motor-sailing with light winds of 3 to 7 kts.
Last night an absolutely beautiful sunset introduced us to a very pleasant, calm and warm  night.
Finally, as the grib data had forecast, this morning the wind increased to a more or less stable 10 kts and we turned the
"iron-spinnaker" off and set on a reach coarse following the rhumb line.
Forecast are for wind to gradually increase to 15-20 kts from the East later tonight.


Mahi-lunch
Blue Note favor lunch, Mahi-Mahi served with rice and Pinot-Grigio.

Riccardo-reading
Riccardo reading at sunset

sunset
Beautiful color of the sky after sunset. Please note a small crescent moon in the upper-left corner.