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Great
American II - 2003 |
Sea
Witch - 1849 |
| Day
# |
| Date |
latitude
longitude |
course@
boatspeed |
daily
nm |
baro-
meter |
air °F
sea °F |
wind
dir@
windspeed |
sea
height |
|
| Date |
latitude
longitude |
course |
daily
nm |
| Capt.
Waterman's Logbook at Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, USA |
|
| 71
Top
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May 25
cloudy |
33°50'N
070°36'W |
020°T@
9.4 kts |
228
nm |
1015
mb |
air 72°
sea 71°F |
SSE@
17 knots |
seas
3'-5' |
| Escaped
high and got into influence of low warm sector along east coast U.S. Couldn't sail low to
waypoint of cold eddy, breeze increased occasional mid-20s. After midnight, slight dip in
barograph made us gybe to stay in warm sector and not cross to front. Stayed in wind
through daybreak heading NNE. – Rich Wilson |
|
| Mar 20 |
29°08'N
064°00'W |
NW |
181
nm |
| Fresh breezes from West by South. At 4 PM the wind came west
by NW, heavy squall, in all light sails, double reefed, wind hauled to NE, wore ship to
NW, heavy head sea, pitching like mad. – Capt. Waterman |
|
| 72
Top
|
May 26
cloudy |
36°15'N
072°02'W |
330°T@
8.2 kts |
177
nm |
1013
mb |
air 75°
sea 77°F |
SSE@
10 knots |
seas
3'-5' |
| Sailed
through front, then front moved back over us. Surge up to front with wind, then stop with
no wind. Eventually front moved away in evening, after severe calm where steerage way
lost, fast through night toward Gulf Stream. Reacher wire luff parted at swage, jib set.
– Rich Wilson |
|
| Mar 21 |
31°38'N
066°47'W |
NW |
209
nm |
| A fine breeze from NE built an infernal head sea. Ship
ploughing bowsprit under every wave, obliged to shorten sail. Latter part wind hauled to
ESE and died away. Up with Bermuda Wednesday. – Capt. Waterman |
|
| 73
Top
|
May 27
cloudy |
39°18'N
072°26'W |
295°T@
9.5 kts |
212
nm |
1017
mb |
air 52°
sea 50°F |
NNE@
10-12 knots |
seas
5'-7' |
| Crossed
Gulf Stream rapidly, quickly transited from blue to green water, water temperature dropped
to low 60s; in evening crossed next cold front, winds 25 knots from NW making dead upwind
leg; headed NE through night making speed but very little mileage toward NY. Wore ship at
8 a.m. toward more favorable angle. – Rich Wilson |
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| Mar 22 |
34°38'N
069°21'W |
NW |
223
nm |
| Light breezes from SE by S, stun sails out both sides, wind
freshened on, at midnight, took in light sails, wind SSW, in all stunsails. At 6 AM, took
in top gal sails. At 8 double reefed. At 11, the wind came in at NW strong. – Capt.
Waterman |
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On May 27 at 9:11 PM, Great American II, Rich Wilson,
and Rich du Moulin, crossed the finish line at Ambrose Light in New York City. Their time:
72 days, 21 hours, 11 minutes, and 38 seconds. They have beat Sea Witch's speed record and
set a new world's record!
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