Just got the call from the boat for the morning update. The sat phone hasn’t had great reception so they weren’t able to call back last night. They also weren’t able to get a weather update from Chris Parker this morning because his gear was struck by lightning (I have no idea where his gear is). They’re hearing there might be a low forming north of Bermuda in the next few days, so they’re headed that way now in case they have to stop and wait. They should know in the next 24 hours whether or not they’re stopping, but basically it’s smart to head that way now just in case. So far they’ve only motored for 13 hours total, and those were motorsailing, so they’ve got the fuel to make it w/o the stop. Right now they’re ~180 miles from Bermuda.
Yesterday’s fish was a Amber Jack. That’s something new to the fishing tally (I doubt they even have a flag for it) so Jake said they were trying to sort out how to cook it today. The fish now have 6 points on the board officially, so it’s 1-1-6 then -1 for the birds team. Marnie also said they’ve seen ~60 Portuguese man of wars today.
I’ve also been meaning to mention the crew for this trip. Actually, I’ve been meaning to photoshop a picture of them together using old crew photos, but haven’t had the time (I’ve been building a deck at my house with any/all spare time I have). But the crew is Marnie and Jake, Peter (the usual) then Leo for his 5th trip, Nancy B Frank (mom’s sister, my Aunt) and Ruleo Camacho! This is Ruleo’s first trip, but from what I’ve heard he’s doing great and not getting into too much trouble with “the Admiral”.
They still seem to be having a wonderful time sailing. They’ve got the whomper out in 13kt of wind doing 8.14kt through the water and 7.5 over the ground. The water temp is down to 75, the air temp in the day is in the high 90s and low 80s at night. Their current position is 29.30N, 65.30W.
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