We have been sailing with the spinnaker all day at a steady, if not racy, 4-5kts directly for Horta, some 450 miles away. At around 5 HBT (Heldeleine Boat Time) the wind decided to quickly shift and wrapped the spinnaker … Continue reading
We have seen many dolphins in the past few days. Some are larger than others. We see them from a distance and then they change course and escort us for 10-20 minutes. They seem to really enjoy riding our bow … Continue reading
We are currently Motoring. It’s sucks. Wind is to light for sails to stay full. The slapping of the sails are irritating and bad for the sails. We spent some time in the last 2 days tacking back and forth … Continue reading
I can easily accept the fact that we are only traveling at 1.5 kts or that we might not get to the Azores before Pierre’s birthday in August or that the sails are slapping themselves silly. All of this would … Continue reading
It was a glorious sail for most of the night as we had about 14 kts of wind and semi-flat seas. We were heading northeast at 6 kts. What’s not to love? The wind diminished slowly and by morning we … Continue reading
Well, as you might know, Pierre has been dragging a fishing line overboard for most of the trip. And well…let’s just say that the fish do not seem terrified of our fishing techniques. But their flying cousins have every reason … Continue reading
Right now seas are smoother and we are trying to go EAST without going too much further north. Winds are not coming from an ideal direction for us. Patience. View the location or send a reply to Daniel Culpepper: https://explore.delorme.com/textmessage/txtmsg?mo=384e808895c648b7a0f448b7b5717b2729061709&adr=50ftbnto-clpppr%40sailingheldeleine.com … Continue reading
Good Morning! Another night of intense squalls with chunky seas and 25-30kt winds.As the saying goes ‘if you think about reefing…reef’. We thought and we DID View the location or send a reply to Daniel Culpepper: https://explore.delorme.com/textmessage/txtmsg?mo=5a14cb0da8b0493d95adcc6e8b0723a529061437&adr=50ftbnto-clpppr%40sailingheldeleine.com Daniel Culpepper sent … Continue reading
As usual. Everything outside was WET. This morning brought Sleet…WTF! Right now we are motoring into 6kts and hoping for a wind shift. I dislike the motor. View the location or send a reply to Daniel Culpepper: https://explore.delorme.com/textmessage/txtmsg?mo=02fd89fa46954bc7971e06dc213112f628995248&adr=50ftbnto-clpppr%40sailingheldeleine.com Daniel Culpepper … Continue reading
Nasty Night Aboard Heldeleine We had a bit of wind last night (25-30) which would have been OK if it didn’t include Rain and chunky seas. Watches went on… View the location or send a reply to Daniel Culpepper: https://explore.delorme.com/textmessage/txtmsg?mo=6cbe78ffaf4e4d908464f7a84ae12e4428992494&adr=50ftbnto-clpppr%40sailingheldeleine.com … Continue reading