direction of the disturbance is added to the circular velocity. Our side of the hurricane will have this velocity subtracted from the speed of the wind.
We've been ashore to talk to people, and have learned that the mooring we're on should hold. Still, we've backed up hard on it to test it, and have added an extra line to it. We've also removed our jib, wrapped our main to make it smaller, removed our bimini and windshield, removed all our deck amenities and safety equipment, and reinforced our davits and solar panels. Shame about the bimini - it has some bird crap upon which all this rain could work! (Ending a sentence with a preposition is
something up with which I will not put - Churchill)
The wind is non-existent as we sit in the drizzling rain. We watch many fishermen remove their boats, which isn't encouraging; but many more remain.
I'm enjoying dipping into numerous books, while Dawn is "beside herself", fretting. She just took a seasickness pill, and the water is flat calm. We took some time out for some chores, including looking for a source of water under the floorboards of the port side. We're sponging up ~1-2 litres per day. Near as we can figure out, it has to be the dew that is forming from our propane, breath, and wet cloths, onto the bare fibreglass under our bunk below the waterline. The dew is visible there,
and must be collecting. Interestingly, no dew forms on the starboard side. However, the food, beer, and other items on that side are quite cold. We're not sure of the problem, but can find no other source for the fresh water.
Wish us luck - I hope Dawn doesn't cancel Happy Hour!
