Time: 1100 hours EDT

Position: 42° 44.6′ North X 067° 48.4′ West or about midway across Gulf of Maine

Wind: 5 knots Southwest

Sail Set: Main, Main Topsail, Foresail, Square Topsail, Fore Staysail, Jib, Jib Topsail

Boat Speed : 3 knots

Conditions: Light winds. Low, long swell from the beam. Mostly sunny with high-level clouds. The temperature is around 60°F.

early afternoon yesterday

PRIDE has been sailing since yesterday early afternoon. Started after exiting Cape Cod Canal into Cape Cod Bay around 1300 EDT. She is now, the next day at 1100 EDT, 133 nautical miles sailed toward Nova Scotia. Just past midway across the Gulf of Maine.

The sailing with almost all sail started out pretty fast, around 7-8 knots. Things slowed down as evening approached. Wind has been very light since before dawn. But still making way. Hard to forecast if it is likely will sail all the way. Seems there is agreement among four computer weather forecast models (ECMWF, GFS, NAM & ICON) for light south-southwest winds the rest of this week.

There was a brief sighting of whales this morning. Too brief to photograph. Seems could have been Finback or Minke. Maybe 20+ feet long.

Life aboard is easing from novelty to relaxed. Certainly moderated sea state with light winds helps. But time aboard contributes as well.

Signed, Jan C Miles

Senior Captain

Photo: PRIDE II sailing in Cape Cod Bay yesterday courtesy of Shevawn Innes.