18-Jun-2023 - Gulf stream-Day 3
Wind 18 Seas 6ft
Mama said there’d be days like this…
After a lively sail last night, I awoke to gear about the cabin. It turns out in the night, the pin attaching the boom to the mast came out, and in the daylight the problem revealed itself! We gathered our thoughts over coffee and devised & executed a plan to fix the issue with a steel rod. We will see how it holds!
One of the complexities of crossing the Atlantic Ocean is remediating the impacts of the gulf stream current. Most of us know about the basic current flow (red) from the Gulf of Mexico, around Florida, to northern Europe, which then sinks as a cold current (blue) and returns South. In reality though, there are arm-like offshoots from the main current, and large areas of spinning cold or warm eddies that can stay active for years. These create beneficial or opposing currents that can help or hinder progress.
Part of the strategizing of this race is to determine the impacts of the main gulf stream and the eddy currents which may be moving in favorable or unfavorable directions. All the boats are sailing their own race now, and are trying to determine the best path through the gulf stream. Each vessel wants to take advantage of these currents, to position themselves for a good approach to Bermuda upon exiting the stream.
Happy Father’s Day to all the dads!
Weather/sealife: Overcast with squalls in the gulfstream; seabirds (terns?), and Portuguese man of war
Galley: Dealers choice breakfast, tortellini soup for lunch, and lasagna for dinner
Cookie of the day: Starfish
What keeps the ocean from leaking out?
All the seals
“That's what sailing is, a dance, and your partner is the sea… You and your boat are dancing to her tune.” - Michael Morpurgo
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