Dear Readers,

A final report from the iridium, before tonight – hopefully! –
in a marina are back and have a normal Internet.

Only a 82er Etmal it was last night, which is primarily due to
slack winds from the south was, which we also give them some 3-4 Node of
North pushed. Last night at about nine we heard in
Weather storm warning one for "severe thunderstorms". Shortly afterwards went
it already happening: The sky drew himself, Lightning flashed in the north into
Water. Right there, where we wanted to. So we turned up for the time being
East, half took away the large, leaving us only the
weggerollten Genoa draw, we rate it also took away, as
the storm came closer. An impressive picture was allemale, but
also a bit scary. Although I had to Maverick here
the American coast have all long nose made a thunderstorm,
but never a previously announced via VHF. The have very nice
Panic made, the weathermen. And what came over the land down,
The panic was also definitely worth. I think, every sailor, the
has attended this coast road, can confirm: A thunderstorm in
Germany is harmless compared to the frightening bang and thunder
a storm in America. The temperature difference between the
hot days and cool nights, it seems to be lower, each nearly
Night somewhere on the horizon can twitch a thunderstorm. Most were the
on my last trip here in the U.S. 2006 only height storm – but
said yesterday shrugged into the Atlantic. So we sat here below deck,
all sails down and all batten down the hatches. On the radar, we were able to
Gewitterfront make good. Also, where she moved. Although there
before that it looked, as if she were to pull on us, shared
she suddenly us right in the middle and pulled to the right and left
past!! What a miracle! I could not believe it, on when
the radar clearly in the middle of the storm opened a column, we
Could set sail and go exactly in the middle through.

The rest of the night was the storm in the morning to four clock, the end
my watch, still next to us and then took off. Towards morning
asleep the wind, why now next to me in the engine room of the small
Volvo sputters. Nor about 15 Miles to the waypoint in the control
the port. Then continue for about another 20, until we – when we were seated
get, in the Lincoln Harbor Marina on the Hudson River, compared to the
Manhattan skyline moor. Perhaps it is up to that, too
just a little wind on. The rattle and DIY taxes primarily
annoying. Our monitor autopilot works only as long as we
sail. We we have found at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay
have, compasses both the old Autohelm Tiller broken.

The plague of flies, I wrote yesterday of the, continue. As
it seems, we have not even brought all, but they come
flown from land sources at us. Amazing, because we sometimes
about 20 Miles away from the coast were. Yesterday I held the high score
– Egi had about 20 Fly imposes, I order the 30. Today Egi has already
won: Were quite a lot of flies in the morning dew, Mosquitoes and other
Geflatterzeugs landed. Also some really juggernaut, this gives
Extra points. He needed only to beat on it with the towel – and I
had no chance, his score to obtain.

Tomorrow I'm writing from New York – then hopefully with pictures!

John