From Kosmos, a Nordhavn 43, that has just crossed the Atlantic in 20 days--at 1.97 gph: We made it!!! :-) Kosmos Atlantic Passage Summary Vessel: motor yacht Kosmos (Nordhavn 43, 43 feet) Aboard: Eric and Christi Grab, and Colin Rae Departed: Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain on November 30, 2008 Arrived: Pointe a Pitre, Guadeloupe on December 20, 2008 Route: 2768 nautical miles, SW then W Hours: 480 (20 days) Fuel burned: ~950 US gallons (3590 liters) (76% of total fuel aboard) Fuel left: ~290 gallons Averages: 2.91 nm/gal, 1.97 gal/hour, 5.76 nm/hour Generator hours: 15 (= air conditioning and laundry hours) Water used/ made: 550/400 gallons Active fins on time: 99% Paravanes deployed time: 60% Highest seas: ~10 feet. Average seas: ~6 feet Highest wind: 42 knots Average wind: ~15 knots Failures: Starboard navigation light bulb (replaced with spare) Kosmos totals: 26091 nm, 4424 hours on main engine, 1712 hours on generator Comments: Having the paravanes deployed the majority of the time cost us some speed (~0.5 knots), but the extra comfort was worth it. We had mostly following wind and sea, but there was a mix of no wind and even a couple gale force winds from squalls. At the end we had beam seas and wind. Nine flying fish grounded themselves aboard. We saw 4 sailboats, and 6 ships. Colin is a future Nordhavn 40 owner (hull 65). The passage was a wonderful learning experience for him and he was great crew. Overall it was very successful passage. We will write more details and have pictures on our travel log (http://kosmos.liveflux.net) in a few weeks. We are 4/5 the way around the world. Now it is time to enjoy the Caribbean and then through the Panama canal to explore Central America and Mexico. We plan to return to San Diego in May 2009. Eric & Christi