35.09 N
145.58 W
83 NM - 1403 to go
(We moved to Alaska summer time today)
We have experienced another 24 hours of very light winds and we enjoyed every minute of them. Yesterday afternoon was a glorious one - warm and sunny - and we spent most of it in the cockpit. However, soon after sunset the drizzly cloud moved in again and we had no stars or moon to watch in the night. We woke this morning to similar conditions, but by lunchtime the winds had shifted to the southwest and we are now on a port broad reach gliding along at 5 knots.
The next four days are going to bring challenges as we pass under a front, then experience a high establishing itself to the west of us. We will likely be sailing every which way in a variety of conditions until we can get on the western side of the high and re-establish our northerly direction to Sitka. As Doug says, sailing is like playing cards: if you are dealt a difficult hand, the skill is to make the best of what you have been dealt. To take the metaphor one step further, the probability of being dealt an better hand is likely to follow. I hope so.
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