Update: Tuesday July 19, 2022 Eight days out from St. John, Newfoundland - Message from Lyman:
In the past few days the voyage entered a new phase. The coastline is in clear view. The looming mountains and cliffs with massive ice cornices remind me of other rugged ranges but these rise from the ocean and are cut by fjords. A fin whale (we think) glided by within 50 ft of us. There have been seals popping up to check us out. We stopped counting icebergs. Our first had a huge arc. At the propitious angle we could see distant mountains through it. We now watch for bergy bits.
Outside of a Navy patrol boat, who swung by to check us out when we first entered the waters near Greenland, we have not seen another boat in five days. The sky is light all night (good for iceberg lookouts). Last night the sea was a calm shimmering blue and orange as we motor sailed on a gentle breeze, absorbing the beauty while knowing that within a couple of days there will be large waves and high winds.
Right now: At 63.37 N and 51 E they are making 6.7 knots against a10 knot northerly. Their heading is 353 True they must be motor sailing. 1,000 miles under the keel 100 +/- to Nuuk - gwc
Felicity can be tracked here. The tracking site offers Google maps, and a wind overlay, as well as the boat's heading, speed, and position.
Yesterday he cast off lines at the yacht club in St. John Newfoundland, and headed for Nuuk, Greenland.
Time and tide wait for no one, so he headed out in difficult conditions. As of 21:15 GMT Felicity was making 2.7 kts at a heading of 57.3 true with the wind 60 degrees off the port bow at 22 kts. The water temperature in the Labrador Sea now is about 42 degrees.
