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Jerome Rand, sailing solo aboard *Into Oblivion*, has abandoned a planned passage to Bermuda to head toward Fort Pierce or St. Lucie Inlet, Florida. The decision follows a weather forecast update showing an unfavorable wind shift and an approaching calm patch associated with the Bermuda High. Currently located in the North Atlantic, the vessel is approximately 800 miles from the Florida coast. The crew expects to navigate the calm patch within 36 hours before picking up trade winds in the 16- to 20-knot range. Sea conditions have improved significantly after a period of 20-knot winds that created a fierce sea state. Rand is using the transit time to outline a new book detailing his past voyages, including a 2021 Cape Horn passage involving a knockdown and structural damage. He intends to self-publish the work on Amazon, drawing on lessons learned from the publication process of his previous book, *Sailing Into Oblivion*.

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