This evening's briefing with Don reveals the crew had a great day. Everything wet has completely dried, the sun was shining, winds were 15-20 knots out of the South and seas 4-6 feet. One envisions Brain Waves gliding down a glittering hillside of saltwater towards Bermuda.
With 170 miles left to go, the team is in excellent spirits. They are eating regular hot meals now, sleeping easily when off watch, and savoring these days that more closely resemble the way they had imagined the whole trip would be.
The replacement boom vang is on it's way from California, to arrive early next week. The people at Garhauer were very helpful. I'll try to get it on the plane Thursday as carry-on baggage but we'll see....
According to my calculations, Brain Waves arrive at the outer breakers sometime between late Friday night and early Saturday Morning. If they arrive at night, they'll likely anchor at 5 Fathom Hole outside St. Georges "Town Cut" and head in at daybreak the next morning. The weather forecast is for continued good sailing conditions up to Sunday when a frontal system will pass through the area.
Tom T.
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