05082008 1130EDT Position: 25 44'N 072 35'W C323M S6.0kn 569nm to Savannah
Mileage wise, we reached the halfway point of our journey around sunrise this morning. Of course in a sail boat, the last six hundred miles could easily take longer than the first. While we're not cracking open the bottle of champaign we brought for the occation, we're having a halfway party. The crew is celebrating the occation with with fresh baked blueberry muffins and showers for everyone. Sailing conditions were good last night with steady wind and calm seas under the star filled sky. We shut down all of our fancy electronics and used the stars to guide us... It's simple to do. Just point the boat in the direction you want to go and pick a star that lines up with something on the boat and then adjust your course as necessary to keep the star in place. It's easier than stearing by compass heading and very relaxing.
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