For this passage’s first stretch of light wind, we had very good luck – the wind was consistently 1-2kts stronger than was forecasted, and the direction was perfect for sailing upwind to get down to the trades. We’ve only needed to run the engine for 8 hours of the 96 total hours of light wind.
We’ve now encountered our second stretch of light wind, and it seems that our luck has run out. The wind is a bit less than forecasted, and the direction is directly behind our course. It might be just enough to make headway, but only if we were pointing at either mainland Chile or Mexico.
We much prefer sailing over motoring, but sailing away from our destination is difficult to stomach. So on clicks the engine for another 7 hour stretch overnight until sunrise brings a hint of southeast breeze, just enough to keep moving under gennaker.
All’s well aboard.
Day Thirteen
14 50.0S 106 14.4W
165nm
