https://forecast.predictwind.com/tracking/display/SV-Terikah/ Here’s the link to our Predict Wind tracking page that will update our location as we travel.
So thankful the seas are more reasonable throughout the day. We are trying to make our way south into the ITCZ at an area with fewer squalls. Seas are behind us and on our beam today, rolling us as we go along, and we are hitting some currents; making for a slower day. Emil, crew…
Last night’s passage and today are the biggest seas that we’ve ever been in, Chris and I staying up all night together to keep the waves coming from behind us and the sail trimmed. Winds reached 30 knots. Seas were 12-15 feet high and only 5-6 seconds apart, coming at us from two different directions;…
The seas and wind decreased a bit overnight, making my morning watch (5-9am) enjoyable as the sun came up. Flying fish in all directions, trying to outfly/outswim the boobie birds who circle our boat. Birds always seem very curious about us, sometimes landing on us (a place to rest?), other times circling around us (perhaps…