47.43 N
142.23 W
115 NM and 640 to go!
One thing about the weather - wait for it and it will change! Our rough conditions calmed progressively through the evening and night. By morning we were motoring with no wind and passive seas. We had quiet watches and slept well when we weren't on the helm. This morning I made muffins with the last of the bananas I had put in the freezer. We are warm and toasty inside. Outside the mist has lifted somewhat, but the skies are still pewter grey and the 10 degree seas a slate-jade grey. Brrrr!
At the moment we are beating into 10 knots of wind from the northwest and managing 5+ knots. We are focussed on making as much northing as we can over the next few days in order to distance ourselves from a developing low to the southeast of us. If we manage this feat, all going well, we should have fair(ish) winds for the remainder of our voyage to Sitka. We hope to arrive Thursday or Friday this week.
We have been pouring over charts and guides for sailing in Alaskan waters. Both of us are really looking forward to exploring Sitka, then gunkholing in this amazing area. In the meantime, we will enjoy the last few days of the passage.
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