It's been an uncomfortable but dream run so far. We're abeam Point Hope, nearly half way to BarrowPoint Barrow or Nuvuk is a headland on the Arctic coast in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is the northernmost point of all the territory of the United States. More on
wikipedia in a bit over 2 days. The centre of the low went right over us – a blue sunny patch with cloud swirling around in a huge arc forming the perimeter of the patch. I think we are now in the lower right quadrant with SSW wind about 10 kts and poled out again heading for a waypointA fixed location with specified latitude and longtitude co-ordinates maintained by GPS off Cape Lisburne. Still 180 miles before we get to Icy Point, where CookBritish explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the Royal Navy. He made 3 voyages to the Pacific Ocean, during which he achieved the first recorded European contact with the eastern coastline of Australia and the Hawaiian Islands, and the first recorded circumnavigation of New Zealand. More on wikipedia. turned back from 'a wall of ice' in early August.
Sea temp was down to 4 deg earlier – now at 5. Vis about 2 miles in light mist – the up-sun cloud looks black and sinister but it isn't really and anyway, it's gone past us. Nothing to report otherwise – comms still flaky and not able to send through saimail. Was strange hearing Kiwi voices from TaupoA region in New Zealand but here referring to Taupo Radio, a NZ radio station for sailors with long range capability. loud and clear giving the forecast for Chatham Island at the other end of the earth – probably the same people Pete and I were talking to 3 years ago.
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