We're getting a mixture of what we expected and not. As expected we're mostly sailing, but we're making much slower progress than we imagined we would.
https://share.garmin.com/svquijote
This site shows our track. There might be a link on the page that shows all data instead of the most recent data. With all data displayed we can compare the track going south against our more recent track going north against the wind. Aside from more circuitous routing, our speed through the water is much slower going against the wind. Wind and waves are working against us. We've also set smaller sails for the sake of comfort, preservation of equipment, and safety.
When things go wrong out here it gets very chaotic very quickly. Last night the wind was building uncomfortably so we decided to take in some sail and settle the boat down. In the process of trying to do that, the flogging sail tangled the lines. A flogging sail makes a lot of noise. It sounds like boat and sail are tearing themselves apart. In the midst of all that racket, confusion and a sense of doom, it's necessary to think clearly, act with deliberation, and get the problem sorted out. But sort it we did and the experience has left us reluctant to push the performance envelope. We're flying with smaller sails and slowing down. Comfortably.
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That Baja Bash back up the coast is definitely tough. I think it's one of the reasons a number of people choose, when heading back up towards seattle, to head out to Hawaii and then back to the mainland. Bashing straight up the coast is a pain.
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear that you and Kay are OK. You're both survivors, with the tendency to look at the curves that life throws you and just work your way through it until you come out the other side.