We are now about 40 hours out of Bermuda. This leg started out kind of rough but yesterday morning it settled down nicely. Conditions are just about perfect right now and looks like it will continue for a few days. Koinonia is making great time, averaging over 5.0 kt VMG (velocity made good) which is not just our speed but our speed in the direction of Horta. The nearly full moon has made it very nice on the night shift. The ocean surface is well lit all the way to the horizons making it easier to scan for ships. Actually, since we got away from Bermuda we have only seen one ship which came by yesterday afternoon. I expected to see or hear more of the sailboats from the ARC race but we have not seen any of them. I have not been on the radio much yet, the bands were pretty bad yesterday. Today seems better and I will be on HF at 7 PM Jacksonville time. I will start on 20 m at 14.270-14.275 (there is a small window in the RFI there). If I do cannot make any contacts there I will move to 40 m at 7.234-7.239. I will call CQ Jacksonville or CQ NE Florida. The reason for my particular RF windows is that I have some serious on-board RFI issues with the auto-pilot. Those frequencies are some small gaps in the interference. We tried putting a tin-foil hat on the motor today but I think it is going to take something more serious. Perhaps some choking will be in order. It will be a good project for us. N 35 36.260
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