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What an amazing adventure I have had these past seven weeks! It’s not often someone gets a chance to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a sailboat these days…and I got to do it with an incredible group of guys. The … Continue reading
Category Archives: Heldeleine
We are southeast of Nantucket working around the shoals and lining up for a straight shot into Newport. We are currently sailing 6-7 knots in 15 knots of wind in……FOG. Fog and wind what?? And since the trip is almost … Continue reading
We are currently gliding across Georges Bank under engine with not a cloud in the sky and no wind to be had. We are in 70 feet of water. 70 feet! A few hours ago we were in 7,000 feet … Continue reading
It has been a mixed bag of excitement and calm aboard Heldeleine this past 24 hours. Last night during our Dinner and a Movie Night (Master and Commander) Russell Crowe and the lads were fighting the French frigate and we … Continue reading
Currently we are heading northwest in 18 knots of wind going a whopping 4.5 freakin’ knots. WTF. Let me discuss last night and then our current thinking on this subject. The winds DID increase slightly to 22-25 knots as our … Continue reading
How was last night you might ask? The words of Laurie Fink “A Terrible watch. 3 rain squalls with 30 knot gusts followed by no wind, heavy seas breaking over the decks completely drenching us, then at the end there … Continue reading
Oops, yesterday was the 19th not the 18th…with The NY Times Not being delivered to our boat yesterday morning (where the hell was that kid???) I am not quite sure of the date…. We are currently 653 miles from Newport … Continue reading
Today’s update is about life aboard and the effects of wind and sea state. So, it is goodbye to the days of smelling the proverbial flowers and hello to hard on the wind sailing in the ocean. We will be … Continue reading
It has been a fast but hard day of sailing today. The wind has been between 5-22 with 4-6 foot seas. When the wind decreases the seas have a greater effect on the ride. The opposite is also true that … Continue reading
We are past the halfway point between Horta and Newport with a mere 1100 miles to go. As you can see on our tracking, it has been a circuitous route to this spot. We have been forced this far south … Continue reading