I hate fog, hate fog, hate fog, hate fog, hate fog, hate fog, hate fog.
Guess what? It's foggy!!
We're currently nearly almost rounding the top of Pt 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. "Nearly" because Ray1-The autopilot; 2-Human's name the autopilot decided to tack the boat while Alex was putting a reef-- As a verb – to shorten sail, to use reefing lines or other techniques to make the working part of a sail smaller and so reduce its power as the wind rises. --- As a noun, (1) the part of the sail that has been shortened, folded or rolled. May be referred to as a slab or a slab reef which is a particular way of forming a reef.
-- As a noun (2) – a bank of coral, rocks or other obstruction usually close to a shoreline and potentially dangerous to sailors. in the mainsail, so we're currently headed straight for the shoals. Ta Ray1-The autopilot; 2-Human's name. Another couple of short tucks should do it.
Yesterday when we were cruising along with blue skies, glassy seas and wildlife all around, I had this lovely vision of rounding the top in similar conditions and being able to watch the point go by. Not quite like that today. There's a short choppy wind-against-current sea and a pea souper sky!! I did briefly glimpse land about an hour ago in a clearer patch. It looked surprisingly like Carnac Island and the Straglers back home. Only foggier.
K.
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