Andy Lund is enroute with his Nordhavn 46 Resolution going non-stop from Newport, RI, to Horta. As of this morning, he reports the following: Distance made good 1743 NM, avg speed from Newport remains 6.3 knots, avg past 24 hours 6.1 knots.. Fuel consumption 605 gal, est fuel remaining 395 gal, avg 2.88 mpg and 2.2 GPH. Covered 1602 NM and had 456 to go. He and his two-man crew weathered a North Atlantic gale a couple of days ago. Andy sent this report from crewmember Mike McFadden; it's pretty graphic and I thought the group would enjoy it. It's posted here with permission from Andy and Mike. Milt Baker, Nordhavn 47-32, arriving Port Everglades next week ============ Greetings: I'm taking the liberty of forwarding Mike McFadden's eloquent description of the storm we just went through. He's been aboard from Bellingham through the Panama Canal to Florida, then from New York across the Atlantic. For those of you who haven't met him, he's one of the brightest, nicest, most conscientious and finest people I know. Age 26, he'll be off to grad school in fall 06, then the world's his to conquer. This was sent to his brother, Dad and Uncle. Cheers, Andy Subject: kickin' the storm's ass Date: 6/14/2005 20:08:29 > well, boys, we made it through the worst of the storm, came on us quick > this morning then at about 2 in the afternoon all hell broke loose, and it > was time for some evasive dirk pitt style shite. > > so, we were running on the paravanes because both port and stb stabalizers > are now officailly out. stb stabalizer has a stainless steel bar that > snapped, gone. port side is leaking hydrolic fliud so bad, we went > through the supply in about five hours, system warnings came on telling us > that it would sieze up completly if not shut down immedietly, bamn, off at > the breaker. so with the paravanes deployed we cruise last night feeling > the storm. i told you about all that jazz, but the best part was today. > we've been having problems with the boom staying in place as the "clencher > cleats" you know those ones on most sailboats arent holding the boom > straight, causing massive slack on the paravanes. so last night at 2 i > had to go out there and do some jerry rigged knot tying to keep the boom > in place, problem is that it still had four ft of give, two on each side > (couldnt get it tight enough as the boat was rocking from so hard, and > boom was swinging with mass strain). this was ok for a while, until the > worst of the storm hit us today mid afternoon. everything is all over > the floor, the doors are duct taped so no waterr gets in, you try and take > a dump and it just rubs right back up there. no way you're eating > anything but crackers, cracker. the chairs that i latched to the floor > are racing across the salon. aft chair in the lead, no it's fwd chair, > wait, forward chair just slammed back into the wall, aft chair wins with a > victorious crash into the table. > > anyhow, that damn boom kept getting jacked back and forth, letting the > port paravane snag under the swim step on the dinghy dowap. now that 35 > pound weight is right behind the prop tearing up the swim platform. > immediatly i thought we were screwed, there goes everything, no more > paravanes, next thing, a huge wave hits and the whole boat rocks stb, > losing whats not already lost to the floor. im on my ass in my underware > cause it's so damn hot in the boat. waters crashing everywhere, and > we'ree listing heavily side to side. good thing we put on the storm > windows the day before. so i put on a mustang jacket, a life jacke,t some > long underwareand my soaking wet shoes from the night before, grabbed a > harnes deal, and strapped my self up (gotta remember to strap up in all > occasions of life) to the back deck as i went out to solve the problem. > immediatly i was getting tossed around like a female cadet at colorado > springs (or in laymens terms) a chick in the military. soaked in three > minutes, as waves were crashing through the skuffers, and pounding over > the deck. the other guy on the boat (zach) came out there in the same > atire, it was bad ass i'd never seen a sea so rough. at this point 40knot > winds 15-20 ft seas and an occasionaly 30ft. you know it's like a fish > story, they always seem bigger looking at them then they really are. > > we manage to unhook the paravan chain fromthe swim platform, loosinf the > fish gaffer in the process, as it was torn out of my hands when weight > yanked free. within five minutes it was stuck again. same process, this > time lost the boat hook. so i had to go on the top deck and free up the > extra lines from the boom, so we could cleate them off on the aft deck, > hence creating a snug fit, and solving the slack problem of the paravanes. > up on the top deck i was behind the dinghy lying on my ass, harnessed to > the boat, and undoing the knots i had tied the night before in the dark. > i looked out, and saw the biggest wave i'd ever seen, and it crashed down > on me, i got the f@*#k out of there, went back around to the back deck and > tied that boom down to the cleates, raised the paravanes with the boom > winch and we were set. the whole time, those deck chairs had rocked > loose, and were crashing into our ankles with every movement of the boat, > almost threw um over, but, welll, found a new place for them, hope their > there in the morning. > > so, i came inside soaking wet, ate some more peanut butter crackers, and > made fajitas for dinner. > > as of 9:30 our time, what ever it is (andy randomly changes the clocks > ahead an hour every few days.) we are seeing tne ft seas and about 15-20 > knot winds. > should be all done with this in about 24 hours, and we'll do a damage > report. the lines on the boom are chaffing (you knonw what i mean rog) > and need to be replaced, as well as the wire on the port side of the boom > winch. i told andy i would not get back on the boat until these items are > taken care of, and the paravanes are amply restored. problem is the > little string of islands in the middle of nowhere that we're going to. > however over a thousand yachts come through there every year, so hopefully > we can get the repairs done in adaquate timing. however, doing some > readin about the companies over there, there are many boats in need of > repair, and priority is based on who wants to pay the most. > > i have finally used my legs and arms so they feel better now. four more > days. > out > > michael > > this has been the best day of the trip. >

Milt Great read thanks for sending this on. Willy Invader no 1 39 Kishi Conversion ----- Original Message ----- From: "Milt Baker" <miltbaker@mindspring.com> To: <passagemaking-under-power@lists.samurai.com> Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2005 4:31 AM Subject: [PUP] Nordhavn 46 across the Atlantic > Andy Lund is enroute with his Nordhavn 46 Resolution going non-stop from > Newport, RI, to Horta. As of this morning, he reports the following: > > Distance made good 1743 NM, avg speed from Newport remains 6.3 knots, avg > past 24 hours 6.1 knots.. > Fuel consumption 605 gal, est fuel remaining 395 gal, avg 2.88 mpg and 2.2 > GPH. Covered 1602 NM and had 456 to go. > > He and his two-man crew weathered a North Atlantic gale a couple of days > ago. Andy sent this report from crewmember Mike McFadden; it's pretty > graphic and I thought the group would enjoy it. It's posted here with > permission from Andy and Mike. > > Milt Baker, Nordhavn 47-32, arriving Port Everglades next week > > ============ > > Greetings: > > I'm taking the liberty of forwarding Mike McFadden's eloquent description > of the storm we just went through. He's been aboard from Bellingham > through > the Panama Canal to Florida, then from New York across the Atlantic. For > those of you who haven't met him, he's one of the brightest, nicest, most > conscientious and finest people I know. Age 26, he'll be off to grad > school > in fall 06, then the world's his to conquer. This was sent to his brother, > Dad and Uncle. > > Cheers, > > Andy > > Subject: kickin' the storm's ass > > Date: 6/14/2005 20:08:29 > > > well, boys, we made it through the worst of the storm, came on us quick > > this morning then at about 2 in the afternoon all hell broke loose, and > > it > > was time for some evasive dirk pitt style shite. > > > > so, we were running on the paravanes because both port and stb > > stabalizers > > are now officailly out. stb stabalizer has a stainless steel bar that > > snapped, gone. port side is leaking hydrolic fliud so bad, we went > > through the supply in about five hours, system warnings came on telling > > us > > that it would sieze up completly if not shut down immedietly, bamn, off > > at > > the breaker. so with the paravanes deployed we cruise last night feeling > > the storm. i told you about all that jazz, but the best part was today. > > we've been having problems with the boom staying in place as the > > "clencher > > cleats" you know those ones on most sailboats arent holding the boom > > straight, causing massive slack on the paravanes. so last night at 2 i > > had to go out there and do some jerry rigged knot tying to keep the boom > > in place, problem is that it still had four ft of give, two on each side > > (couldnt get it tight enough as the boat was rocking from so hard, and > > boom was swinging with mass strain). this was ok for a while, until the > > worst of the storm hit us today mid afternoon. everything is all over > > the floor, the doors are duct taped so no waterr gets in, you try and > > take > > a dump and it just rubs right back up there. no way you're eating > > anything but crackers, cracker. the chairs that i latched to the floor > > are racing across the salon. aft chair in the lead, no it's fwd chair, > > wait, forward chair just slammed back into the wall, aft chair wins with > > a > > victorious crash into the table. > > > > anyhow, that damn boom kept getting jacked back and forth, letting the > > port paravane snag under the swim step on the dinghy dowap. now that 35 > > pound weight is right behind the prop tearing up the swim platform. > > immediatly i thought we were screwed, there goes everything, no more > > paravanes, next thing, a huge wave hits and the whole boat rocks stb, > > losing whats not already lost to the floor. im on my ass in my underware > > cause it's so damn hot in the boat. waters crashing everywhere, and > > we'ree listing heavily side to side. good thing we put on the storm > > windows the day before. so i put on a mustang jacket, a life jacke,t > > some > > long underwareand my soaking wet shoes from the night before, grabbed a > > harnes deal, and strapped my self up (gotta remember to strap up in all > > occasions of life) to the back deck as i went out to solve the problem. > > immediatly i was getting tossed around like a female cadet at colorado > > springs (or in laymens terms) a chick in the military. soaked in three > > minutes, as waves were crashing through the skuffers, and pounding over > > the deck. the other guy on the boat (zach) came out there in the same > > atire, it was bad ass i'd never seen a sea so rough. at this point > > 40knot > > winds 15-20 ft seas and an occasionaly 30ft. you know it's like a fish > > story, they always seem bigger looking at them then they really are. > > > > we manage to unhook the paravan chain fromthe swim platform, loosinf the > > fish gaffer in the process, as it was torn out of my hands when weight > > yanked free. within five minutes it was stuck again. same process, this > > time lost the boat hook. so i had to go on the top deck and free up the > > extra lines from the boom, so we could cleate them off on the aft deck, > > hence creating a snug fit, and solving the slack problem of the > > paravanes. > > up on the top deck i was behind the dinghy lying on my ass, harnessed to > > the boat, and undoing the knots i had tied the night before in the dark. > > i looked out, and saw the biggest wave i'd ever seen, and it crashed > > down > > on me, i got the f@*#k out of there, went back around to the back deck > > and > > tied that boom down to the cleates, raised the paravanes with the boom > > winch and we were set. the whole time, those deck chairs had rocked > > loose, and were crashing into our ankles with every movement of the > > boat, > > almost threw um over, but, welll, found a new place for them, hope their > > there in the morning. > > > > so, i came inside soaking wet, ate some more peanut butter crackers, and > > made fajitas for dinner. > > > > as of 9:30 our time, what ever it is (andy randomly changes the clocks > > ahead an hour every few days.) we are seeing tne ft seas and about 15-20 > > knot winds. > > > should be all done with this in about 24 hours, and we'll do a damage > > report. the lines on the boom are chaffing (you knonw what i mean rog) > > and need to be replaced, as well as the wire on the port side of the > > boom > > winch. i told andy i would not get back on the boat until these items > > are > > taken care of, and the paravanes are amply restored. problem is the > > little string of islands in the middle of nowhere that we're going to. > > however over a thousand yachts come through there every year, so > > hopefully > > we can get the repairs done in adaquate timing. however, doing some > > readin about the companies over there, there are many boats in need of > > repair, and priority is based on who wants to pay the most. > > > > i have finally used my legs and arms so they feel better now. four more > > days. > > out > > > > michael > > > > this has been the best day of the trip. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Passagemaking-Under-Power Mailing List