Sea Rose - Day 7 - Thoughts

We are very close to the halfway point to Grenada and all is well onboard Sea Rose. The winds have been remarkably consistent. Blowing somewhere between northeast and east and between 10-18 knots. Most times I look at the instruments it’s right around 14-15 knots. We have settled into a sail configuration that is working well - our asymmetrical spinnaker and a double reefed mainsail. On a few nights we have down shifted to wing and wing with the genoa on a whisker pole. One night we hastily dropped the spinnaker when rain suddenly appeared astern of us, only to see the wind speed drop a bit and an hour later return to normal. The forecast is calling for increased winds tomorrow and carrying through next week which we are excited about. My wife and I are not big fisherpeople but the crew has taken the task seriously each day. Only until yesterday did the fruits of their labors pay off with a nice sized mahi mahi. We made ceviche that night and will cook up the fillets for dinner tonight. Other ARC+ boats occasionally appear from port or starboard, as we cross paths on our chosen route, only to see them disappear on the horizon and another boat eventually takes their place. It provides some simple variety each day as we connect on the VHF for news of their passage. We greatly look forward to seeing these boats on the dock in Grenada. Until then, we press on!