We’ve had a good breeze all day long and even now into the evening. About 18-25 from the NE, so we’re able to sail a beam reach. For a while this morning we were sailing high to a waypoint, and the angle of sail was uncomfortable. We were flying along and careening off waves. We had to be really careful to hang on, and keeping things together while preparing lunch in the galley was a nightmare. This evening, however, we have been able to alter course so our ride is smoother. There is less bumping and flying off waves. At the moment we have clear skies and lots of stars (Including one of those special stars we discussed the other night, which we have nicknamed “disco stars”.) Unfortunately the conditions are right for squalls, so we have the radar on watching for them. At the moment the screen is clear, but Ben and Kim were caught in a rain squall before dark. I got some photos of them getting drenched. We’ll post them once Ben gets home.

Apparently this is the weather we will have all the way to Antigua, although the wind velocity is predicted to drop after tomorrow. We have about 400 miles to go. Jake just had the boat going 9+ knots and we’ve had a steady 8.5 knots, so we expect to get to Antigua in the wee hours of Sunday morning.

There is nothing new to report on the fishing front. The lines got terribly tangled when we caught the Mahi I reported earlier, and it’s been so fast that the lines never were put back out.

I neglected to report that Kim, as rookie, gets great credit for toting the requisite case of beer up the hill to Bermuda Radio. Once there we got the tour of their radar and radio equipment and moniters. As you can imagine, the view from the highest hill in Bermuda is pretty spectacular, too. They do a great service to mariners helping to keep us safe.

I don’t have much else to report except that we seem to have some reception on the Packer game. It begins in 15 minutes, so Good Night from the crew of avalanche at 23 degrees 30 minutes N latitude, 63 degrees 32 minutes W longitude. (to see where that is, go to maps.google.com and search for: 23.50, -63.53)

We’ve got about 20 knots on the beam or a little aft, so we’re able to cover some miles. We’ll have to deal with some squalls today–so far they’ve gone by. (I hope I don’t get wet.)

Good news, bad news on the fishing front. Ben has caught another Mahi on Peter’s side, so the score is Peter (Ben) 5, Jake 0, fish 3. The bad news is that Jake is feeling really embarrassed about being an 0′fer.

If you’re checking our position, we’re at 24 degrees 45 minutes N latitude, 64 degrees 10 minutes W longitude (to see where that is, go to maps.google.com and search for: 24.75, -64.16)

Hoping your lunch will be as good as the fresh Mahi sandwiches we’ll be having, all the best from the crew of avalanche.