Almost over the georges bank for a bit of trolling. In the next 8 nm or so, the depth will drop from about 160 fathoms (6 ft) to around 25 fathoms. The shallow spots out here have 6 or fewer fathoms. We plan to run along the northern edge of the bank and show the green machine and the black yozuri a good time.
As of now, there are no signs of man out here except on Heron. All is well on board. It is sunny and we are motorsailing with the mainsail. It is still cool on deck, but not nearly as cold as last night.
The crew unanimously agrees that this weather must be about as good as it gets up here. I can’t imagine what the race would be like if the locals were to say it were cold and wet. On Tuesday, is was in the mid 50s and raining. Yet, the local kids were out sailing optis in shorts and sandals. We had a great time, but have bermuda, shorts and t-shirts, and dark and stormies on our minds. The niceness of the BYC and RNSYS folks and how well the race is run might tempt us, but the call of the dark and stormy will probably prove more tempting in the future.
Sean has the latest copy of Seahorse magazine, so we spent the lunch hour looking at the adds for the prior generation of hot 50′ racing boats deciding which one he should buy. He has his eye on a TP52 or an Open 60.
Cheers from Georges Bank. 42 15N, 067 13W
Fishing boat at Georges Bank
