Crossing the Gulf Stream

Position 37 d 04.62N

         071d 25.65W

Time 0900 24 Dec

 

Happy Christmas Eve, well hopefully you guys are.  We are still bashing East with a very strong wind from the south (the direction we want to head).  We sailed the whole way across the stream.  Or at least we think we are pretty much across.  We are still picking up some residual current but not with as much strength as before.  We think this current could be partially due to the south wind.  So the idea is to get as much easting as possible before tacking and hoping to pick up a wind from another direction at the same time.  Actually the traditional way to do this route is to head almost to Bermuda and then pick up the trades and head straight into the BVI.  Hopefully we do not have to go that far but at present it looks to be the case.