LAT 23 32.1N
LONG 074 40.7W
DTF 1039nm
ETA 30 May 2012
SOG 3
COG 345
WEATHER Light and Variable, Sea calm, Swell NE 1/2m, Sky 1/8, Baro 1009
Another day of light and variable winds as Gold Coast Australia sails past Long Island. With numerous sail changes every watch, we are just trying to keep the boat moving and hoping the boats to the west wont gain too much advantage before we get some wind back.
Its almost like we are stuck in a vortex, and with our daily run being so small and so variable it is very hard to determine the best way to sail to get the wind as fast as possible. All we need is one good days run and we will be home free, but at the moment we suffer with the manotonous slap slap slap of the mainsail as we drift over the swell that seeps through the islands from the Atlantic.