Thursday 26 November

Thursday 26 November - 90 miles west of Cape Verde Islands
I had a rough night. Three hours of calm with very rough seas, then the propeller shaft problems; lying in the quarter-berth with my ear two feet from the shaft, listening to it grind and clank away, then locking the shaft with ViceGrips. I awoke at 0800 feeling really groggy and with no desire for adventure. Fortunately Sterling had the boat on 270 degrees, sails set. He went to sleep and I sat there, being groggy. Four hours later I was still sitting there feeling a little better, had not touched the sail. Now it is night. All day we have not touched the sail nor the windvane. We are sailing west at about 4.5 knots in force 4 (15 knot) wind. This is trade wind sailing at its best. We could sail days, even weeks with no sail change. I hope that is the way it will be. I am not in the mood for an adventure.
Reef Early
Bill Doar
s/v Advent II