After a valuable two days of preparation, which included ship's checks, man up the mast, sea anchor deployment, emergencies procedure, engineer briefings, and navigation briefings, the crew of CELESTIAL prepared to shove off at 1600hrs on Saturday May 3rd.Their intended course from North Man O War cut is 12 degrees true to Diamond Shoal, before heading for the Chesapeake Bay. Their ETA at Taylor's Landing Marina in Norfolk is noon on Saturday, May 11th.
Both ship and crew are in fine shape for this ocean passage. On board are Captain Andy Prescott, First Mate Billy Psimas, and crew members David Gifford, Roque Reis, Bob Roe, and Bob Hickey.
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On Monday afternoon, First Mate Billy Psimas aboard CELESTIAL reported in by cell phone to Captain Tom Tursi. All is well with boat and crew. Winds have been fairly light. They have made good progress, and were at that time approximately 340 miles north of Marsh Harbor Bahamas and 300 miles east of Jacksonville, Florida. Stay tuned ...
At about 1600 Wednesday, May 7 Celestial was sailing across the Gulf Stream at 3443N and 7507W. ETA in Norfolk is midnight Thursday. All is well onboard. The first few days were very good sailing with favorable winds from the south. Last two days were light winds requiring motor sailing.
At about 1900 on Thursday, May 8 CELESTIAL and crew arrived at their destination at Taylor's Landing Marina in Norfolk, Virginia. After a passing front, the winds picked up considerably from the southwest over the last 24 hours providing some great sailing for the crew. Boat and crew are in great shape.
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