Sailing As It Was Meant To Be ...

Grace has been skimming along of late, maintaining over-ground speeds of between 6 and 8 knots over the past 96 hours, and averaging just under 6.5 knots throughout.  The winds are steady from the northeast, and the growing wave swells made for a difficult night of sleep, even as the boat nears it next port-of-call:  St. George's, Bermuda.  They expect to arrive around midnight tonight, requiring them to stand offshore for the morning's daylight, given the very narrow opening into St George's harbor.  For those that have never been there, the cut through the coral was widened many years ago for cruise ships, which now fit so snugly, it's easy to imagine a top-deck passenger stepping from the ship onto land as they pass through the narrowest portion.

It's also said that the most dangerous past of any passage is the 2 hours preceding the moment one ties up ashore, so I'm sure that caution will be the order of the morning.  All are looking forward to stepping ashore after 15 days at sea.  Their morning position is 32 33 N 62 14 W.