Update - lows stalled over Portland. In protection of harbor and marina recorded a gust of 26 around midnight. We all prepared for our watch schedule, but Skipper made the call at midnight to wait until this morning. Too many factors. Dangerous area. Wind didn't subside as early as predicted. First time for three crew members to experience night sailing.
Coast guard report indicated early yesterday morning that the gale 5 and 6 winds would subside "later" which the nautical translation of that means over the next 12 hours. So early and generous expectation was by 10pm. Gale force 6 winds subsided 2 hrs. later, but by then tides changed directions. We will be underway at 10am GMT for a continuous 30 hr sail to Falmouth. Won't have cell or internet signal until we pull into port there. Look for an update no later than Friday morning - that means blog, FB, twitter, (and for family, text and calls so pass along to Mom, whichever sibling reads first) If the high remains in place we will immediately prepare to cross the Bay of Biscay.
Am learning so much! Weather rules, you can not be rigid in staying on a schedule or you will compromise either beating up the boat or beating up the crew. My days being a weathercaster and the few meterology courses I took at the beginnning of my television career are coming back to me, but still have much more to learn.
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