[password]seabird14
[position] 09 41.9 S 016 28.1 W
[heading] 258T
[speed] 5.5kts
[weather] 11kts SE, seas 1m SE, cc 20%, 1013 mb, 86F
[status] DAY 7 2913 nm to Barbados. Port beam reach sgl rf main and jib, 5.5kts at 258T. Gorgeous weather here in the light trade winds. Celebration today for going under 3000nm to go - mango lassie and fresh baked cinnamon rolls for the crew! Meanwhile, found out some of our posts have not gone through, specifically at least Day 5, which had more intel about that flare we saw a few nights back. First let us say, it was a green flare. While we know red flares are the sign of distress, we still reacted as if it was a distress signal simply because, what if? What if, they had old flares, and what if, old flares lose their "red" over time? Go easy on us, it was the middle of the night... What if, it was some type of explosion causing a green projectile? Mostly, we were clear, there was someone out here, sending up a signal. For what, that was the ultimate question. We put an inquiry into our resources at home, and they came back with something that confirmed a thought Harley had from his old Coast Guard exam days- it was a flare issued by a submarine. A submarine!? Hmmm ... yes indeed "A green flare is used under training exercise conditions to indicate a torpedo has been fired or simulated to have been fired." Well, that makes it the SECOND time in our sailing history when we have been the target of a military exercise. Truly, what are the odds? Sort of like the odds of the fact that both times we crossed the Indian Ocean we hit a whale?
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