Location: 36° 43 N, 64° 07 W
Thursday 12:00, 03.30.2006

Schooner Maggie B’s noon position on Thursday 30 March was 36° 43 North, 65° 7 West . Our course was 180 at 6.4 knots. 255 miles to Bermuda, 465 from Lunenburg. We have averaged 6.9 knots VMG since leaving Nova Scotia.

Velocity Made Good is not speed through the water (STW) or speed over the ground (SOG). VMG is how fast you are going towards your destination. We ran west of our Rhumb Line (shortest route) somewhat for the first half of the voyage, trading speed in the Nor’westerly for angle. Now we are heading East of the Rhumb Line in a fresh NE by East breeze.

Our passage through the Gulf Stream took place during the midnight-6 AM watch. We regularly hit 10 knots with about half a knot assist southerly and some easterly set from the Stream.

Our estimated time of arrival at St. Georges, Bermuda is about midnight on Friday, March 31. We hope for a relatively fast turnaround (one week?) to depart for Antigua to participate in Race Week.

John Steele was first crew member on deck in shorts and many were barefoot. John was disqualified, however, because he put his “took” (toque — French Canadian for knit hat) back on within 1/2 hour.

Lovely sailing. All is well.