37 02.629N 017 04.450E Noon site - at sea 83 miles from Siricusa

Pipedream
Fri 29 Jul 2011 09:28
Looks like we made about 100 miles yesterday. Not bad considering we usually reef down the main, set the stay sail, and motor at night. Fairly comfortable night last night. Second day of a passage we all slept better and are getting used to the watch schedule. Present course 268 COG, 7.2 kts, 16 kts or wind, broad reach, 12:00 hours to go... but this won't hold. Last night the wind was dead on our nose and has been clocking around all day. One weather report calls for it to be dead behind us soon. Likely make land early tomorrow morning. I expect we will also be picking up some current as we get nearer to the straights of Messina. All for now... it's like a mild roller coaster ride down here at 7 plus knots.