The fact that we are not sure how we are doing against our competition, and YOU DO is why I think we need to try to keep this information out of the hands of racing sailors!!
The game would be entirely different for us right now if I knew that boats to the NE had more wind than us, or a better angle. And if we all had the tracking info, we'd all probably be following each other around like a pack of first grade soccer players.
As it is tonight, we are debating how we want to pass Cabo and whether our race long strategy of being well South will end up paying off.
The latest weather information and routing is suggesting passing close by and then staying North across the Sea of Cortez. Based on history that is a high risk alternative.
Either way, it looks like a couple of very slow days. We have 9-10 knots of wind right now and are back on stbd gybe heading "south east". Our alternative would be port gybe and a course of 75 degrees. Doesn't make sense to sail a course with any North in it to us!!
Pretty sure we're going to hold out for the southerly route that we've been planning on. If we change our plans now due to two forecasts we are definitely in trouble. If we stick with what's worked in the past, there's a good chance the forecast will change 3-4 times between now and the time we finish.
Maybe it will change our way!!
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Morpheus was designed by Carl Schumacher, built by Davie Norris Boatbuilders in New Zealand and launched in 2002. She spent her first 18 months cruising the South Pacific before reaching her home port of San Francisco. Since that time, Morpheus has been raced and cruised extensively. This blog will document her ongoing adventures.
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