With the warm current of the Gulf Stream behind us, we expect the weather to return to something similar to what it was like when we departed – cool and crisp autumn conditions. Instead, the sea surface temperature stabilizes at 72 F (25C) which means that the air temperature is similar. It feels like summer again, only two days into the trip.

In the morning we discovered a visitor resting on the side deck. It appeared to be a juvenile white tailed tropic bird. He spent several hours lounging on the deck in the lee of the cabin house
Mid-morning, after plenty of rest, he was ready to move on. Not so gracefully he climbed up onto the toerail, using his beak to lever himself up
With one last look and a quick goodbye he launched himself off the side of the boat, plopped into the water and then took off flying. Safe travels bird friend!

Fantastic sailing conditions continue, with 15-20kts directly on the beam. Nearly any boat will sail well in those conditions, and Oso romps along at a steady 8 kts of boat speed.

All’s well onboard.

Day Two
188nm
33 19.0N 69 43.8W