Hauling the Mail

June 11, South China Sea ⋅ 🌬 28 °C

(Hauling the Mail means you are going fast carrying precious cargo, like mail.)

30knots of wind on a broad reach boat speeds 10 to 12 knots. Wind from the southwest and we are heading southeast.

This is what this big cataran was designed for. I wish we could “beam you aboard” for a few hours to enjoy lovely point of sail.

“The new lady lit up—spray flying, hull humming—we were hauling the mail, wind abeam and sails straining like thoroughbreds at the gate.”Read more