Friday, January 29, 1999 – Underway to Cuba

G’day all

As I try to put this missive together, I am being thrown around the cabin by the waves that are banging almost head on into STARSHIP. What is it with the Atlantic guys? To be honest I am quite sick of it. It has been ages since we have even had a slightly clam sea. The good news is that we are heading toward Marina Hemmingway, which is in Havana. We should arrive there before 17:00 (5pm) tomorrow evening. Up until then the weather gods seem to be throwing some of their more uncomfortable goods our way.

The winds are actually not all that strong at 15 Knots, but with the current coming from the west and the wind from the east, the seas tend to stand up and make the 8-9’ waves stand up and shake us around. Our ten knot speed in the water plus an almost two knot current is pushing STARSHIP along at a breakneck speed of about 11-11.5 knots over ground. Typing in this slop is rather tedious. For every word I try to write I need to make a least two corrections, most annoying indeed.

So in short I am sure you will excuse me if I sign off for now and report back once we get to Havana.

Best regards,