Summer Season

At Sea
37 11.88 N 075 45.37 W

In future years I think we'll have to make sure we pass this way a week or two earlier. The prevailing SW winds of May have given way to the prevailing no winds of June. I think we'll have to motor at least 50% of the time from here to NYC.

Not that it's bad. In past years,we had an awful time motoring at sea. The problem is when there are waves and too little wind. Then the boat rocks back and forth and the sails flog as they are waved around. Today however, there are no significant waves either.

I've plotted a route that will take us much closer to shore than normal. Within a mile or two of shore most of the time. My hope is that we can catch some of the onshore/offshore breezes caused by the difference in temperature over land and water. We'll take anything we can get.

All things considered though, it is much nicer and more beautiful out here than it would be going up the Cheapeake and down the Delaware. We hope to make as much progress each 24 hours as we would in 7 days on the ICW. In addition, we should see little or no boat traffic except as we pass the Delaware shipping lanes.

Tonight will be moonless and cloudless. Star gazing should be great.