The day finally came to leave Deltaville. Ship shape and rearing to go, we set off for Hampton Flats and a quaint little overnight anchorage near Fort Monroe
Not too long after midnight and 60 nautical miles off the coast, a beefy electrical storm headed by a squall overtook us with amazing speed. BW noted wind speeds of 40kts while he and the Cap’n adjusted sails and worried about fierce lightning jabbing all around us. GS didn’t see much from her refuge in the loo. We had, as the Cap’n later explained over a beer in a quiet bar, been boxed around the ears a little harshly on our first night out. You see, the storm itself was not too bad. (Really?) It was the broken steering wheel shaft that made us turn back for Norfolk
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| GS comes up with another bright idea! |
So here we sit in Norfolk at the Outback Steakhouse over a plate of Kookaburra Wings (won’t the American’s eat just about anything?) and a few pints waiting for Edson to send a replacement and for the old weld to be redone as a spare. BW reckons we’ll have at least 5 boats towing behind WJ3 soon, all full of spares.
GS’s computer has been on strike too; a sort of a go slow moratorium. Shopping for a replacement did the trick though – and a bit of tinkering by BW. So hopefully blogging and tracking will get back to normal in the next few days but few hopes are held for photo inclusions.
Not to be outdone, the inverter decided to pack it in (technical details to follow in the H460 blog) so that threatened 3 weeks of fresh food sitting in the fridge. Whatever the inverter didn’t kill, the heat in Norfolk
From:
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To:
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Mill Creek off Hampton Flats
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Lat/Long:
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37:32.85N 76:19.78W
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Lat/Long:
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37:00.52N 76:19.11W
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Date/Time:
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2/7/11: 1250
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Date/Time:
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2/7/11: 1835
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Time Taken:
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40nm (7hrs)
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Distance:
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307nm ( 55.5hrs) (this year)
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Dist Total
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5679nm (since 2008)
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Weather:
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S; 5-10kts; 1’ seas; showers & thunderstorms
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Fastest Speed:
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Motor sailing 6kts
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