We were going to sail to the mouth of the York River, but the heading towards Cape Charles was at a more comfortable angle to the wind and waves. We still managed to accidentally gybe (twice), but we had rigged a preventer, so our trip can continue. The forecast said 3 - 4 foot waves, but we're pretty sure at least a few were five feet. We might need to reset the GPS tomorrow - it said our average speed was 4.4 knots, but it was consistently in the 5 - 6 range and I even saw it top out at 10.4 as we were riding down the back of a wave (so that should have made up for the one time I saw it hit 3.6 knots).
The plan for tomorrow is to head towards Hampton, VA, but we will see where the wind takes us.
This should be a pretty fun adventure to keep up with...sail on!
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to reading all about it -- please tell us about the places as well as the sailing!
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