password] brucelaura
[position] 26 58N 72 16W
[status] Tuesday May 26, 0600
Day 5
I did not post our position yesterday as I was not sure if anyone was getting them. Thank you, Liberty Bryer, for the confirmation.
Yesterday was brilliant! We were so worried that we'd have no wind for the first half of this trip but we've sailed the entire way. The first few days were very slow but then the wind filled in from the Northeast. Light (10-12) but our boat can do 6.5 to 7 kts close reaching in light air. Last night was cloudless and easy. We must be crossing a shipping lane because we had about 10 cargo ships pass either in front of us or behind us after days of being the only boat out here. For those of you familiar with the Bahamas, we are heading north and are about 300 miles east of Grand Bahama (400 miles east of West Palm Beach, Fla.). So we are skirting all the nasty weather that has been off the coast of Florida and have not had a single drop of rain or squall YET.
I had a 12 inch flying join me in the cockpit last night. The biggest fish we've caught so far on this trip. I was tempted to save it for breakfast but returned it to its water world instead.
Hope you are enjoying your morning and a cuppa. Cheers.

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