[p]track4@lita
[pos] 46°02.40'N 167°24.38'W
[w] Wind W 22kts
[h] 346T
[sp] 6.5
[s]
d: 04.06.2018 13:29 GMT-0000
I shouldn't have said anything about the reliability of the weather forecast. Today we had the exception of the rule. Instead of 15 to 20 kts from the west as predicted, it is blowing with 25 to 30kts - which is kind of counter productive, when you were planing to beat into it, to make more west before the predicted 25 to 30 kts blow with 40+.
But on the bright side: At least the wind direction was forecast correctly. And even better: The sun was out in force, shining bright and warm.
It surely was a welcomed sight to see that ball of fire rise this morning, after few days of absence and especially after last night, when that foggy drizzly wet thing moved in with sunset, almost like a physical presence, and restricted our world to a few feet around the cockpit. You weren't even able to see the full genoa, even though we were sure it was there.
It now pays off to have one of those modern radar domes, which only draw 2amps on transmit. We were basically running that thing for the last two days continuously!
Also another heads up for everyone who is following behind. Make sure your batteries are fresh and keep them charged every day when it is getting cold. We had to jump the engine and the generator battery yesterday. I hope we don't have to buy new ones in Dutch Harbor.
Despite the minor issues, we are all fine aboard. Still happy and well fed, but slowly ready to get there.
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