Reunited… so delighted!
We lost a sail, but with the wind at our tail
we did not roam and found our way home!
All smiles as we trekked 1650 miles
I do confess that we are truly blessed
Wow, Pow, Holy Cow, Live in the NOW

A small request if you are willing to bequest:
People reading this blog truly means the world to us… to read peoples comments…to share the experience…to know others are watching. If you have a few moments next week (as it is not currently operational yet ) we are going to create a digital guest book for people to sign and it would be so awesome and mean a lot if anybody who has followed our adventure would take a moment to sign. Jordi, Byron and myself will also be posting some thoughts on the trip, what it has meant to us and where the AUDAX goes from here.

Without further adieu…the trip logs and a look at the Audax inner working cogs!

Friday (23rd) – Noon position: 18’ 19” N 63’11” W
Moderate seas, calm winds, sunnyish skies as we trek North heading 345 Magnetic. We lost site of Bermuda a couple hours back as we steamed out alongside an armada of boats excited to leave. We now see only sea as we work to get refocused with the general thought aboard the Audax being “damn, we got a long way to go!”

Saturday (24th) –34’22” N 65’19” W; 24 hour log: 86 nm
Motoring along under cloudy skies, moderate swells and light breezes from the NNW. Working to make it to 36′ N prior to daybreak tomorrow when the winds will significantly shift North driving us West. We hope to catch a counter clockwise cold eddy current that will help propel us towards the infamous Gulf Stream. Currently standard operating procedures aboard the Audax prevail: Sleep, watch, eat, read, write…repeat, repeat, repeat.

Sunday (25th) –35’52” N 67’16” W; 24 hour log: 156 nm
Crisp, clear skies with strong Northerly Breezes (20 knots) propelling us West as fast as we dare to go! Still looking for the cold eddy current…life is tame and comfortable here aboard our floating home.

Monday (26th) – 37’20” N 69’03” W; 24 hour log: 152 nm
In strict adherence to the Law of Three’s…Our main halyard snapped, we hit the gulf stream and Byron caught a fish!!!! An interesting, exciting action packed morning to say the least! Jordi and myself held on for dear life as we clawed and climbed our way to the top of the mast in failed efforts to fix the halyard, but the surf’s up as we ride the Gulf stream current at speeds close to 9 knots and Byron made right with the fishing Gods by returning from where it came the Mahi Mahi. Spirits are up as we motor along under calm conditions and bright sunny skies.

Tuesday (27th) – 39’44” N 70’09” W; 24 hour log: 150 nm
Hats on head, sleeping bags in bed…water temp at fifty five, anybody care to take a dive!!! Overcast skies, but land lies 100 NM away hey hey!! Motor sailing under Genoa only and making 6-7 knots as we enjoy a solid 15-20 knot tail breeze and 5 to 7 foot seas. What direction shall the winds become when a front passes over us around 2000 hours tonight? NW would NOT be best, but NE would be oh so mighty sweet and make for a nice reach for Buzzards Bay back in the US of A.

Wednesday (14th) – 41’36” N 70’53” W; 24 hour log: 138 nm
EXCITEMENT, OVERWHELMING emotion pours out as we make our first calls to loved ones. Thankful for a fairly anticlimactic and relatively calm frontal passage last night around midnight as we now steam out from the fuel dock in Fairhaven where we successfully cleared customs with officer Loney. Gorgeous sunny skies and moderate northerly breeze. We forge forward for the Cape Cod Canal before the tide turns at 1600

Thursday (29th) – 30’22” N 64’47” W; 24 hour log: 120 nm
Location: Sebasco Harbor Resort, Phippsburg Maine. LAND HO!!! An official boat escort for the last 200 yards by Phil and his first mate Burt on the Ruth and a one person welcome home squad of sister Bryn! What else is there to say… a WHOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. “We’re there!!” Official arrival time is 1300 under sunny, gorgeous, crisp Maine spring conditions!

That all fit in our boat :), Pizza Party!! (click on this image to see Maine passage photo album)