died so we motored through the night. Today the wind gradually filled in
from the north, right on our nose so we have continued to motor all day.
We're now 250 miles SW of Bermuda. At about 2 PM I lay down for a nap and
was just getting comfortable when the clew ring pulled out of the genoa.
So much for the nap. I spent the rest of the afternoon repairing the sail.
The part where the ring is sewed to the clew is so thick that I couldn't
force a needle through the fabric so I had to drill holes in the fabric and
then thread the needle through the holes. Frank was a great help (drill
please, needle please, etc.).
The good news is that we finally got to talk to Herb Hilgenberg, so we know
what's ahead. The bad news is that we have two more days of wind right in
our nose. I'm a little bit worried about our fuel supply if the headwinds
last longer than we expect, so we'll motor through the night tonight and
then tomorrow we'll set the sails and start tacking into the wind. Herb
says that the wind is supposed to come around to the SW on Wednesday so we
have to muddle through until then.
As Dan said, we saw two very strange objects, one just below the surface
being kept afloat by a half dozen air bladders and a second close by that
looked like a floating drum. All the same color yellow. Haven't a clue
what that was all about.
Other than the sail, the boat is behaving well and everybody is happy and
healthy.
Nick Sr
5/22/11
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