Kinsale to Porto Santo Madeira Archipelago - Day 6

The weather remained fine – clear skies and sunshine and, by night, a huge moon which illuminated the darkness so that it almost felt like day. The wind too was favourable. A moderate breeze, 12-15kts, from the northwest, which provided us with a beam reach on the apparent wind and with a smooth sea so Blue Velvetwas flying along. We continued to make good progress, at about 7kts through the water and over the ground under a variety of sail plans as the wind picked up a bit and then dropped down a bit as we approached the half-way point.

Passing that half-way point was the big milestone of the day, that and my getting over sea sickness. I have now been at sea long enough to no longer be upset by the motion when I can't see the horizon. Just like Lord Nelson, I take about 3 days to adjust; slightly longer on this passage due to the storm.

Early evening we were passed by a ship. The load was so high I’d seen it before the AIS signal had been
picked up. Amazing that the load wasn’t too top heavy

Passage Statistics
Position at midday 8 Sep: N42 37.54 W013 57.45
Position at midnight (0001hrs)9 Sep: N41 22.96 W014 17.16
Midday to midday distance through water: 153 nautical miles (average 6.4 knots)
Midday to midday GPS distance towards destination: 144 nautical miles
Midnight to midnight distance through water: 156 nautical miles (average 6.5 knots)
Midnight to midnight GPS distance towards destination: 145 nautical miles
Total miles covered through water: 746 nautical miles
Approximate distance to go (GPS route to Porto Santo): 509 nautical miles (1170nm passage)

Kinsale to Porto Santo - Day 6