Since you have good high-speed data and time on your hands. John sent me this video on Brian Toss's Wall and Crown(ish) knot.
Brion Toss Soft Shackle - YouTube
Trip to Europe (and back) begins
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Brion Toss Soft Shackle - YouTube
The best Knot App is this one.
Animated and you can reverse tie it too !
Jim...
Animated and you can reverse tie it too !
Jim...
Here's this morning's update - looks like they are beginning to head more to the west:
Yes, at 1900 last night it looked like time to gybe and head west. We made great time last night. I've got to get my updates to the weather/routing crew but it looks like I may have been running close to 7 knots all night. We are slower right now but hoping for better wind to pick up.
dj
I'm still looking for the "time on your hands"... It seems I'm always either busy or sleeping....
dj
As long as you have a boat you’ll always have something to do. Time on your hands is for non boaters.
jssailem
SBO Weather and Forecasting Forum Jim & John
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While beyond the coastal relay stations, Musetta would need to come close to another commercial vessel that could relay his signal. It is possible a paid satellite service with MT could provide constant access to his AIS signal. Other wise David sends position reports once a day at 1500UTC. It is a part of his daily checkin. He also takes the time to connect here on SBO for those following his adventure.
Here's this morning's update - Marine Traffic says the position was received 3 hrs ago:
Last edited:
11:35 UTC
Current position
21 20.649 N
021 18.506 W
Running straight downwind wing on wing. I've got the Genoa out on the whisker pole and the main sail with preventer on opposite side.
Took a bit of fiddling to get her stable, we back-winded the main twice giving us a fun merry go round ride.... But we've got her set, she's been running steady since about 0300 UTC.
It's well before my usual update time but as we were talking about cool places to visit, we needed Internet to bring up the maps. So I fired up Starlink early...
dj
Current position
21 20.649 N
021 18.506 W
Running straight downwind wing on wing. I've got the Genoa out on the whisker pole and the main sail with preventer on opposite side.
Took a bit of fiddling to get her stable, we back-winded the main twice giving us a fun merry go round ride.... But we've got her set, she's been running steady since about 0300 UTC.
It's well before my usual update time but as we were talking about cool places to visit, we needed Internet to bring up the maps. So I fired up Starlink early...
dj
I call it the downwind waddle... The boat gets a wave from the aft starboard side, the port bow goes down, as the wave passes the aft starboard side goes down and the forward port side comes up. So it's back and forth - Over and over and over... HahahahaSounds like a lot of fun!!
Makes cooking and eating a rather "grab and go" process...
dj
I was looking at it just a few minutes ago...You should look at the Weather in front of you on 12/11/23.
But @jssailem is the Lead Weather guy.
Jim...
dj
Cape Verde is the normal Birth area of African Monsoon Hurricanes.
This is the warmer water that [melts butter] and gives you the Westerlies winds.
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In email discussions, John laid out options for Dave on the LOW Pressure Cell in front of the Musetta and crew.
Dave said he had enough fuel to make it to the Antilles.
Expect a more Westerly turn in the next few days.
Jim...
This is the warmer water that [melts butter] and gives you the Westerlies winds.
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In email discussions, John laid out options for Dave on the LOW Pressure Cell in front of the Musetta and crew.
Dave said he had enough fuel to make it to the Antilles.
Expect a more Westerly turn in the next few days.
Jim...