The Bermuda Race

The Bermuda Race Don't sail the Rum Line lads To that beautiful isle is quite bad. 600 miles heading just South South East Is not the way to tame the beast. A straight course sailors say: "You can't win that way." Newport to "The Onion Patch" the saying goes Is a milk run but depends how the wind blows. The Gulf Stream is always pushing you back. It is a humbling current and that's a fact. If caught in its many meanders You won't be first to smell the June oleanders The water temp will tell when in that stream Try and keep the current hard abeam. If you are there squalls you may see Driving rain, lightning.high winds, and seas Mind the helm and listen to the crew Your navigator knows what to do. It is a joy to see Saint David's Light Then you know his courses were right. But beware the Devi'ls Isles rocks and shoals Before you cross the finish and reached your goal.