One can miss quite a lot if you don't get out and look around.
This mo
rning we cut through a mine field of sea turtles sunning on the surface. No worries about hitting them tho. The close ones would get nervous, flap around a bit and get out of the way. Others would poke their heads up and take a dive if we passed too close. This went on for several miles or at least more than an hour because I missed a log entry due to the neat distraction(oops). It's good to see so many of them.
We cut down the revs on the motor (1200) to slow down a bit, and this also saves fuel. There is no sign of wind yet and ETA on Huatulco is around 5am so why rush? We still have about 80 miles to go. Over the last few hours the winds are starting to build a bit. It would be nice to get some sails up and some quiet time though. That's baja sailing I guess!1330 hours and sure enough we got the wind we were hoping for. We put up the main sail, rolled out the jib and hoisted the fisherman. We turned off the motor and the silence was deafening. Now we are schooning along at 7.5 knots in 10.2 knots of wind. Very nice!
Newest crew member Amit(ah-meet) is doing well and seems to be enjoying the cruise. He is 25, and hails from Israel. His sailing experience and passion of the sea comes from many years aboard their family yacht "Lou" a 38 ft Jeanneau. As if that sea time was not enough, we are currently borrowing him from the Israeli Navy as he is between contracts. It is required for all young adults to enlist for at least 3 years, but he has been in for the last 7. Plans are to renew when he gets back and continue until retirement. It is common to take a break between contracts and he thought he'd try something different. That is when he saw an opening aboard Astor on "Find a Crew". Welcome aboard Amit.
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If I remember right the CMHS yearbook voted you most likely to be cruising the Eastern pacific with a beautiful wife on a 1920's trans-oceanic racer with an israeli....Or was that Lee? I forget.
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