Category: Sailing

We’re on the last stretch to the finish line. Finally, home waters.

The chapter of today’s story is resilience. Last night we had between 2 and 4 knots of wind. And our goal was to keep the boat moving.

We had a cold front which pounded everybody. The seas were disorganized. We couldn’t point the boat where we wanted to go.

It’s been a frustrating day. We’ve been hand steering for 24 hours because of the sea state. It wouldn’t permit an autopilot to do its job. That’s led to us being quite tired.

In the first 24 hours of the Bermuda Short-Handed Return Race, Phil and Coop have been busy on board. So far, they have used many sails: the A1.5, the A4, the code 75, jib, main, and spinnaker staysail

Good evening from the good ship, Fearless. This should be our last night at sea before we arrive in Bermuda.

We’re on the final 130 nautical miles to the finish line. We’re a little tired, but we’ve been playing some navigation games to prepare for a wind shift.

We have had a bouncy night. We’ve been coming down the Gulf Stream. There’s a meander that’s been heading north to south. We’ve been in it for a long time, and it’s been giving us a push of 4 to 5 knots.

All well on the sailing vessel Fearless. We had a day of catching up on the rest, taking lots of naps, because we think tonight we may be quite active.

All good on Fearless. We’ve been through two thunderstorms. We have wind again, which is great. We’ve had to quickly reef the mainsail. The new mast track worked fantastic.