54 17.447 S, 064 47.667 W
Yesterday and this morning we were careful about our speed so we did not arrive at the straits too early. We wanted to catch the Low and then ride the flood north. Sounds like a good plan. The last few days we have also been watching the winds to make sure we had the winds going in the same direction, north, with the flood so we would not have lumpy, bumpy, big seas from wind over tide.
Well, best laid plans. As we started into the straits, the winds were light and our timing was good. When we reached the middle the winds built and were coming from the north, so we had exactly the situation we did not want. Luckily the winds abated as we neared the exit and we were moving along at 8 knots, speed over the ground. This lasted for a while.
Now we are sailing north, northwest. Not fast but moving and comfortable and in the right direction. We had a few hiccups with the sails and lines. The yankee halyard rope clutch opened and the sail started to come down, the main halyard got wrapped around the shrouds and a few other things but all is good now.
We have a little over a 1000 nautical miles to go....
Cheers,
Elaine and Rich
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