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At one point last night (always at night!) we surfed down a wave and broke the Heldeleine speed record with a speed of 13.2 kts. Try that in your Tesla! View the location or send a reply to Daniel Culpepper: … Continue reading
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Day 4 We have had a wonderful period of sailing over the last 24 hrs. 15-20kts of winds with gusts to 27 have helped us eat up some miles. View the location or send a reply to Daniel Culpepper: https://explore.delorme.com/textmessage/txtmsg?mo=477c35e60d4d4b0da48c88cc3c07b03228880267&adr=50ftbnto-clpppr%40sailingheldeleine.com … Continue reading
Crew happy. Max’s back is acting up but he is doing his duty without a whine. Pierre is still fishless…we are hoping. Tom and Dan did some shackle repairs. View the location or send a reply to Daniel Culpepper: https://explore.delorme.com/textmessage/txtmsg?mo=f6124dbd5fec492bbc0acf2d37aa6ce128762578&adr=50ftbnto-clpppr%40sailingheldeleine.com … Continue reading
Heldeleine is doing 7kts and rocks a bit going downwind. Jibing soon to get back closer to the Rhumb (not “Rum”) line. Tom has begun the celestial nav lessons View the location or send a reply to Daniel Culpepper: https://explore.delorme.com/textmessage/txtmsg?mo=02d6b9ce6fd44e95b1c3f553b7bed63f28762327&adr=50ftbnto-clpppr%40sailingheldeleine.com … Continue reading
Day 2 Weak winds and swelly seas has made for challenging sailing. We are right now wing and wing with the Genoa poled out on the port side. View the location or send a reply to Daniel Culpepper: https://explore.delorme.com/textmessage/txtmsg?mo=b94e1b434169467685833f5da5f6196b28761969&adr=50ftbnto-clpppr%40sailingheldeleine.com Daniel … Continue reading
We have started. The winds are light and we are flying the spinnaker. Boat speed around 5 knots. Should freshen later. View the location or send a reply to Daniel Culpepper: https://explore.delorme.com/textmessage/txtmsg?mo=f34c013327d542858406ea645386890728680472&adr=50ftbnto-clpppr%40sailingheldeleine.com Daniel Culpepper sent this message from: Lat 32.511463 … Continue reading
Well, off we go on our 2nd Leg of this adventure. This is the big one. 1800-200 miles. We are ready and the boat is ready. We have spent the past few days with little jobs to organize things and … Continue reading
FW: Many boats were trapped by ANA in Virginia. We are looking forward to a full nights sleep and send our love to you all. View the location or send a reply to Daniel Culpepper: https://explore.delorme.com/textmessage/txtmsg?mo=f2794d48b1f445d6852250bedbfa2a1728228085&adr=50ftbnto-clpppr%40sailingheldeleine.com Daniel Culpepper sent this … Continue reading
FW: So, here we are tied up stern-to at the St.George’s Dinghy Club. We are only the 2nd boat to arrive in a fleet of 46 View the location or send a reply to Daniel Culpepper: https://explore.delorme.com/textmessage/txtmsg?mo=3be47ba6569942b684ce549e8142832028228011&adr=50ftbnto-clpppr%40sailingheldeleine.com Daniel Culpepper sent … Continue reading
FW: Tom, Pierre and Eric are the very best of sailing companions. Always there with laughter and a “get the job done” attitude View the location or send a reply to Daniel Culpepper: https://explore.delorme.com/textmessage/txtmsg?mo=3bdbc9e52e36427ba5ff37683cfee2d428227932&adr=50ftbnto-clpppr%40sailingheldeleine.com Daniel Culpepper sent this message from: … Continue reading