Drina NWP attempt - Gloucester to Halifax via Shelburne 20 June 2014
Overnight we alternated between sailing Main and Headsail when the wind was in to Motor-sailing with Main only when wind deserted us. We averaged about 5Kts for the 12 hours.
Today the wind has been light and variable mostly from behind. So a slow day with about 50% Motor-sailing. Beautiful weather, sunny with clear skies and no swell. Very comfortable.
While standing on the back deck after dinner we had a humpback breech several times about 100 meters away. Very spectacular indeed, what a sight to see such a large animal vertical in the air, tail clear of the water each time!
Tonight Rossco and I will be standing the midnight watch and we expect to see the light on Cape Sable on the bottom of Nova Scotia before the end of the watch at 0300hrs
An hour or so ago we polled out the headsail to port and set the staysail so we must now be quite a sight.
PK at sea on Drina
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