S/V Aphrodite

Day 12 and moving very slowly.
It is amazing and something we did not predict at all, but there just isn’t any wind out here. We motored for 4 days straight, day 4 through 8, and then decided that fuel consumption was something which needed to be managed. We found the trade [...]

Bobbing along, singing a song, fuel half gone bye, bye, bye.
We have been motoring for the last 2 and half days, amazed at how flat calm the middle of the Atlantic Ocean can be. The good side of it is that we are having terrific dinners and plenty of sleep. We are not [...]

We are bobbing along. Wind, no wind, variable direction wind, not the expected trade winds. Light wind expected tomorrow as well. Getting lots of books read, good meals made, and Margi made cinnamon buns today, yum! We have completed 1100 of the 2800 KM. The dogs use the trampolines for [...]

Day 4 crossing the Atlantic and all continues to be well.
The winds have increased to 13-15 kts., keeping our sails full and forward progress strong and steady. We have had opportunities to use both the full spinnaker and the asymmetrical spinnaker.
Meals are still gourmet and plentiful. Last night we had a [...]