La Promesse NED7576

39.54.619n 64.45.387w

One reef, genua, 8.7 sog, awa 30

….. moments we have this white ‘first-ate’ kit.

…….. ocean is 4.215 metres deep. As blue as the marin blue-est pencil in your caran d’ache (I mean the one with Matterhorn on it) pencil box. Too hot in the bright yellow sun under blue sky. We are in our underpants. And t-shirt to prevent becoming a burger. In the warm gulfstream.

Lots of Dolphins again last night and a big fish sort of thing we couldn’t recognize. Came to the surface and only partly out of the water couple of times. Not too high and had two fins that looked like sort elbows. For sure no Dolphin. Too small we think for a Whale. Turtle?

Very little winds during the night kept us at work. Now doing a reasonable 8.5 sog again. Weatherforecast shows more carrying winds for the coming days.

Launched Wouter’s drone and made nice footage and pictures.

In the boat even hotter. Pffft! 😥Big difference with the more northern route. 🥶

40.05.639n 65.49.249w

Egg, bacon, cheddar. Bananas, Nectarines. Cappucino, chocolate (hot no cream)

Wouter & JanKees

…. here we come. 2.100 nautical miles (1.852m). Nice start with carrying winds that pushed us trough the day and night. And today again. Warm, sunny spells.
Sadly, our little bird has not survived. Eaten some of the bread. Poept. But finally died. We gave her a seamans grave. After I’d spoken a few words.

Fourteen dolphins playing around the boat. Lying on deck with our heads trough the stanchions we tried to touch their back. Nice footage.

Weather forecast for now shows mostly carrying winds and a fast trip to Sao Miguel.

41.02.918n 67.55.117w. I think you can punch these numbers in google maps and see where we are hiding.

Wouter & JanKees

A young and little bird landed on the foredeck last night. Exhausted. Totally exhausted. We were changing sails, hoisting the Code0. Lot of work, both Wouter and me at the foredeck. Headlights on and off. And in the middle of that she landed. Sat and didn’t move. Wouter could hug her.
We brought her a slice of our fresh bread and a cup of water. Wouter should a movie. “We’re heading to the Acores. You can stay as long as you want.”

Wouter & JanKees

Newport (RI) is like Bergen aan Zee. At Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket Island some of the happy few (Obama’s) have their second homes. Newport breathes history, naval base, all wooden houses. Gary’s breakfast is like we act in Grease, the movie.

Behind the orange spi,

Today and tomorrow gonna be the longest days of the journey. Very light conditions with a handfull of knots from all directions. And a current that defines the course in these conditions. Now with only the bright orange spinnaker up and main down. 144m2 to catch the cough and the farth.
One moment we do 6 7 8 knots. But only half an hour later fighting for 2.5 or 3. Lot of clouds around that explains a bit of the wind shifts and strengths.
Typical ‘almost there’ comes in mind. We don’t want to sleep because it’s only 21nm to go. (1xEnkhuizen – Makkum). Tired.

Amazing to see how many fishing boats still have no ais. Lobsterpots, buoy with flag, scattered all over the shallow waters here.

No winds predicted for tomorrow (thursday). 😢
ETA: this month.
Time: 7:25 utc (2:25 local time)

Floris 💤 & JanKees