Heavy Sea Swell 38:44.43N 062:32.46W

Henrywood
Melvin Magnall
Thu 4 Jun 2009 21:14
The swell is coming in from our starboard quarter making moving about sheer work. Picture every movement having to be negotiated by where is the next handhold coming from and I'm not just talking on deck this is down below too. Here are a couple of visuals for you. Try, to brush your teeth while hanging on with both hands and knees braced against a bulkhead without sticking the brush up your nose, or better yet try going to the toilet on a champagne glass while riding a roller coaster. I'm sure we have your sympathy not a pretty sight eh.
 
The quartering sea
 
 
Our speed indicator shows 5kts, but the GPS shows 2kts. I think the GPS is correct in an attempt for more speed we tried to put up the spinaker pole, but sea conditions made it too dangerous to complete.
 
We switched to the big chart today (all of N. Atlqantic. Phew, what a sobering moment. Our position is due E of Delaware and due S. of Cape Breton, NS with an awful lot f ocean between us and the Azores.