0100 Attempts to send the previous log segment via cell phone link have been unsuccessful.
0531 Sunrise. We have encountered 3 southbound ships during the night, which passed us port-to-port and a single northbound freighter currently overtaking us to starboard.
0600 The wind is SW 8-10 kts. We set the dual jib on the poles and douse the mainsail.
0625 We start the engine (it starts normally this morning) to charge batteries and we put it in forward for an added knot of speed while the charging process is ongoing.
0821 We secure the engine.
1015 We transmit the previous log segment via SSB radio, as we are now well out of cell phone range.
1025 We start the engine to keep the boat moving along, as speed has dropped off in a dying wind.
1150 We secure the engine.
1400 The wind is SW 10-14 kts; it is giving us a nice push from astern.
1846 The wind is SW 12-15 kts; it is pushing us along at about 6 kts.
2024 Sunset.
2142 We start the engine to charge batteries.
2224 We secure the engine. Our current position is 40 35.603 N 72 19.302 W or about 16 nm SSE of Shinnecock Inlet, Long Island. The wind is SW 11-15 kts. We are still under dual jib spread on the poles. If the wind holds and we maintain current speed we might arrive at Red Brook Harbor before sunset tomorrow. We have 100 nm to go.
0455 We pass close aboard, port-to-port with a fishing vessel that appears to be enroute to its fishing ground. This is one of a handful of fishing vessels that we have encountered over the course of the night.
0519 Sunrise. Our wind continues to hold at around SW 12-15 kts and we continue to progress along our intended track at about 5-6 kts. The wind during the offshore portion of this trip has been ideal for pushing Lord’s Prayer along at good speed under just the dual jib. It is interesting to note, that while sailing downwind under these conditions, the relative wind (what we feel passing over the boat) is pretty light. Because it is light, it has been insufficient to drive our wind generators with the vigor necessary to charge batteries. As a result, we have found it necessary to run the engine more often for that purpose.
0605 Our position is 41 03.586 N 71 34.902 W or about 5.5 nm south of Block Island; the island is currently in plain sight about 4 points off the port bow. With the boat headed 051T, the sun now penetrates the morning haze about a point off the starboard bow. At current speed we think we will arrive Red Brook Harbor sometime between 1600 and sunset today.