Getting closer...and the 420,000 waves theory

The line represents the PROJECTED track of the boat.

Communication from the boat has been limited to one line emails.

Last night we received this long communication:

"S 16 05.880 W152 41.130 hd 160 wind 14 wave 4 see you soon love Devon"

So there isn't much to post. I guess 12 hours of watch per day ....and working on systems probably wears on the body. The seas appear to have dropped down to 4-5 feet and the winds are "one the nose" for this last beat to Papeete.

Dustin and Devon have endured nearly 420,000 waves since leaving Port Townsend.

24 hr a day, 42 days, avg 8.5 second interval. Equals 7 waves per minute ...420 per hour....1000 hrs at sea = 420,000 waves.......Average height if calculated from Devons nightly reports is about 8 feet. So up and down a wave is 16 feet +/-. Times the 420,000 waves yields 6,720,000 feet of vertical movement. Divided by 6000 feet in nautical mile....is 1,120 nautical miles of just up and down motion!. Total distance covered is about 4500 NM.