FINAL SUMMARY Nautical miles: 844 Anegada to RBYC, Hamilton, via St. Georges and Ferry Reach Main engine hours this trip: 124 6 kW genset hours this trip: 102 12 kW genset hours this trip: 28 Average speed Anegada to St. Georges: 6.75 kts Fuel burned: 730 gals Generator fuel: 129 gals. Main engine fuel: 601 gals. Main engine MPG: 1.4 Total MPG: 1.1 Main engine GPH: 4.85 Total GPH: 5.9 Bluewater reached St. Georges, Bermuda, at 1000 today, cleared customs and immigration, and proceeded to Hamilton and RBYC by way of the Ferry Reach channel, with depths of 20 feet or more all the way. In contrast to the rest of our five-day trip, the last six hours offshore were rolly in 5-7 foot SW seas, but we turned up the stabilizers and had a comfortable ride nonetheless. Customs clearance at St. Georges was a striking contrast to the cranky BVI officials: friendly, positive, upbeat, and no hassles. (For Jim Fuller: they didn't seize our fruits and veggies.) We reached RBYC at 1300 and are tied alongside the east dock where the Nordhavn 46s were on the Nordhavn Atlantic Rally. Our friends RBYC Commodore Andy Cox and his wife Sonia were there to meet us, along with Marina Manager James Barnes and crew members from other boats recently arrived. Rear Commodore Peter Cooper of the CCA Bermuda Station also stopped by to welcome us to the island. We are being made to feel most welcome, but that's nothing new for Bermuda-they've been making visitors feel welcome for centuries! Judy, Katy and I expect to be In Bermuda for up to two weeks before departing for Newport and points north and very much look forward to enjoying Bermuda's legendary hospitality once again. Jim Fuller and crew should arrive in St. Georges late tomorrow and at RBYC the next morning. Dean flies home to Marge on Thursday, and Judy, Katy and I plan to do the leg to Newport without additional crew. Judy, Dean and I are most grateful to Bob Jones of OMNI for the spot-on weather routing he provided us. Bob, we salute you for a job well done! When we checked the oil in the Lugger main engine after 124 engine hours, we found that we had not used a drop. Likewise the generators. That said, I am disappointed at our mileage and our inability to maintain a 7 knot average without pushing too hard--and I hope that getting the propeller pitch corrected will make a difference. That's something I will need to take up with PAE sooner rather than later. Bottom line: a safe, comfortable, enjoyable passage in a fine boat with a well-rested happy crew now safely in Bermuda. At 1700 today we had completed washing the boat down and Judy and Katy were on their way for a walk in the park. --Milt, Judy, Dean and Schipperke Katy -- Milt Baker Bluewater Nordhavn 47 #32 http://www.bluewaternav.com

> Main engine hours this trip: 124 > Average speed Anegada to St. Georges: 6.75 kts > Fuel burned: 730 gals > Main engine MPG: 1.4 > Main engine GPH: 4.85 For comparison, I checked my logs for a delivery of a Nordhavn 57 from Dana Point to Ft Lauderdale. The last leg - ~1500 nms nonstop from Balboa Panama to Ft Lauderdale (including 15 slow engine hours through the Panama Canal). We bashed into ~25 knot headwinds for about 3 days, but made-up speed as we caught the Gulf Stream as we rounded Cuba. Like Milt, we had to run the A/C 24/7, mostly because the spray was so heavy we couldn't open any hatches. Here are the stats for this leg - there's something to be said for a big boat: Miles 1478 Average Speed (incl Canal transit) 8.4 kts Main engine hours: 177 Fuel burned: 981 Main engine MPG: 1.5 Main engine GPH: 5.5 While there are differences in the two trips, The Nordhavn 57 is 22% faster, yet 7% more fuel efficient - and the Atlantic leg was the slowest/least efficient of the three legs from Dana Point (the other stop was Acapulco). Not unexpected - I recall the Nordhavn 40 while doing it's around-the-world sprint spent some time buddy-boating with a Nordhavn 62. The N62 slowed down to 6 knots, and they both had nearly identical fuel burn at that speed. Full report at www.seaskills.com/files/SeaSkillsLONGDeliveryReport.pdf Also, I delivered five N47's up the Pacific Coast to either Portland or the Puget Sound, mostly non-stop. I don't have their info handy, but I seem to recall they were a bit slower and thirstier than I would have otherwise assumed. Certainly not as impressive as the writer for Power & Motoryacht report on N47 #1 who reviewed Hull #1. I seem to recall he was quite effusive about some fantastic economy - something like "9.3 knot speed while sipping a mere 3 gph." Peter www.SeaSkills.com ======================= Peter Pisciotta 415-902-8439