Hello, guest blogger Meghan Taylor here (and one of Holly’s bunkmates). We are now four days into our passage from the Azores to Gibraltar, to complete our Atlantic crossing. It’s been a wet and wild few days here on Argo, with our first major rain storms and the heaviest seas we have experienced thus far.
We left Horta on May 21st, with calm seas and dolphins guiding us out into open ocean. Over the past day or two, however, the seas have shifted to large following seas with swells up to 15-20 feet! Being on Argo is much like riding a never-ending roller coaster! The weather and big seas have made Argo a challenge to steer, but we all look at it as a good workout. We have had some ‘fun’ with the sails as well, both in putting them up and bringing them down, as the winds have changed. In bringing down the fisherman’s sail yesterday, one shipmate nearly flew up the mast when the sheet got caught up and he struggled to hang out to it. Makes for exciting sailing, but it is also a good reminder of the dangers we face out here and how much we rely on each other.
Today, the rain tapered off and the sun appeared for much of the day. The seas are expected to also taper off tonight, as we get closer to Gibraltar, which is just a few days out. Hard to believe how fast this passage is flying by; we’ll be in Gibraltar before we know it!
Our position at 2030 GMT is 37° 36.31.’9 N; 15° 18.’8 W and we have traveled 3025 nautical miles since Antigua on 1 May 2010.
From Meghan aboard S/Y ARGO.
Sent via BGAN Satellite system.
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