45:02.285N 14:00.708W

SV Eleonora
Michael A. Andronov
Tue 10 Jul 2018 10:15
UTC & local time -- 0936
3427.5 nm gone...
How many left?  A few minutes ago -- computer was predicting 470 nm...
 
But then, we tacked...  We did because the wind veered even more,  pushing us to SW,  to Spain...  The good parts about it -- it was predicted ( but supposed to take place much earlier...   ( Some weather observations let me to believe that  the bureaucracy & haoc are not only haracterictics of the most modern Word capitals... But something may not working smooth in the Weather department too... )  And the second good part -- it will be backed ...
 
For us -- for the boat and myself -- it translated in the following:
-- we tacked a few minutes ago, and we are moving NNW.... We are gaining North position on the map... We are doing better speed over the ground,  but much slower VMG. ( velocity made good, or in plainer English -- the speed, wich which we are approaching the destination... )  It is still positive... But I would call it PSD ( parking spot drifting ) rather...
-- we are going to keep that course for a while... There has been a promise, that the wind will back closer to afternoon, and then we would be able to tack again... and go towards the land, rather then to Atlantic...
-- It also means that the coffee on stove would have the tendency to spilll towards the cabinets, not me... Which is also positive, for a change...
 
So, we all set, we keep going,  we have a list of things to do...
But why be in a rush?  Have you ever seen rushing  'Flying Dutchman'?  No, that exists only in the movies...
In reality -- the men with the boat, in sea  -- never rush... Per each 'to do' item on the list, there is at least a few solid arguments why not to do it today,  especially now... There are exceptions from the rule.... like the beer is already too cold,   or the T-punch should be taken on the Sun set, and the sun set -- is now...  But those exceptions -- only confirming the rule in general...
 
And --- to rush where?  Where should the potential 'Flying Dutchman'' rush to ?  What port of destination and the reason(s) might be?
 
Beinig occupied by those thoughts -- I would probably move my  'nest' in the boat saloon from starboard seatty to the port one... Take a the John Carri book,  a nice ditective novel... and I'll will wait till the the wind backing...
 
All for now...
Talk soon,
M.