Pierless Adventures - April 18 - Day Late and a Dollar Short...

It became clear we would not make Cabo today.  We have had light winds and winds much more from the west than expected.  By the end of the day, we were motor sailing on a more direct course to keep from falling further behind.  

Running the engine is rarely my first choice.  It is noisy, hot, uses fossil fuels and eliminates the general peacefulness of sailing.  Still...  we are on a bit if a schedule.  We would switch back to sailing as conditions allowed, but motoring was our method of travel for much of the day.

 

We saw a freighter and a cruise ship during the night.  We see them on our AIS navigation tool long before we can see them visually.  The AIS system tells us where the vessel is, what direction it is heading and how fast it is going.  It also lets us know how close we will come to the ship and at what time - assuming nobody changes course.  We can also set alarms so it will chirp at us if someone is too close.  It is a nice information, planning and safety tool for us onboard.

 We sighted many more whales and dolphins today.  Also a turtle and sea lions.

The head winds continued to slow our progress.  Sail changes were becoming more smooth with the crew.  We also started to use a watch schedule.


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