Position 32:58.39N 66:52.44W
PASSEPARTOUT
Christopher & Nirit Slaney
Sun 15 May 2011 12:42
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America or bust
After a very pleasant week in Bermuda waiting for
suitable weather we have set sail again. The satellite tracker is back on board
and should be viewable at http://live.adventuretracking.com/atlanticcup2011
Our destination is Newport RI and if all goes well
we shall be there by the weekend. Bermuda was an excellent stopover and we have
to thank Lyall, Nick and Andy of the World Cruising Club who worked
long hours and with great patience to make it so. Duty free diesel, water
top-ups, weather briefings, juggling the dock space, rum tasting and more, none
would have happened so easily without them. Bermuda will also be
remembered as the place we met up with cruising friends Karel and Phil on
Tehani-li, John and Chris on Tonic, and also met another Israeli yacht and her
crew, Tisha II from Ashkelon.
We left St George's in a fresh northerly but it
has since died and will hopefully be replaced by
winds from the west and south west to push us north to Newport. In the meantime
we are motor-sailing and finally giving the batteries a good top-up. At some
point we have to cross the Gulf Stream for the first time; a mid-ocean current
flowing up the US east coast. Pick the wrong spot and it seriously slows
you down.
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