I turned around because I ran out of wind and then I ran out of patience. There is more to it than that and I will write about it after giving it some more thought. It seems there is more interest in my turning back than there often has been in my completing a voyage.
Here is a screen shot of my noon positions Sunday-Tuesday, Feb.2-4. Sunday is upper right. Monday lower right. Tuesday left. The Tuesday position is 16 miles from Monday and 14 miles from Sunday.
This passed me about 400 miles. The proper way to make a passage.
And here I am eight or nine days out.
I reached the slip at 6 pm yesterday and am still feeling the little boat’s quick motion now sixteen hours later. I am moving slowly and my body is still filled with aches. Sailing Moores is strenuous and I may have to accept that at 83 I am old.
Good to be home.
7 comments:
Though the Moore moves well in light air, at times it's not as good as the currents. I saw you parked in that high going backwards. Other than that I hope you enjoyed your sail off shore and looking forward to the log. Regards Richard
Although it had nothing to do with my turning around GANNET was moved more by the Gulf Stream than ever before. At times the bow was pointing west and yet our COG on the iSailor app showed us heading north.
Was happy to see you back out on the ocean again. Your experience is so vast, and you’ve crossed oceans in a fascination array of different boats. It’s tough to realize when the body is now making some of the calls with age. Just maybe your body is telling you it’s time to sail a bit more comfortable boat?. I’m sure none of your followers including me would be disappointed in seeing you get a warm shower offshore, on a bit larger boat, with an easier motion. You’re an inspiration.
I hope you were able to enter your monastery of the sea while you were there.
i think you also may have been too far west to handle the trade wind route to Culebra.
I thank you all for your comments.
I appreciate the suggestion of a more comfortable boat, but GANNET suits me and I don’t want to start over with preparing a boat properly for sailing oceans. GANNET is sorted out.
Of the monastery of the sea, maybe I was there a little from time to time. There were moments of beauty and grace and I certainly enjoyed the solitude and not knowing what passes as the news.
I am not aware of any trade wind route from Hilton Head to Culebra. The overall wind pattern in the Atlantic is clockwise. The trades blow from east to west, from the Canary Islands to the Caribbean.
Dear Webb, at 83 you are a profound inspiration to me (a mere 69) and also to me you are the greatest single hander alive today. Thank-you for all the entertainment which I've been enthralled by since I was in college reading about Chidiock Tichborne.
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