Day 2

Date: 08/15

Noon to noon run: 154NM
Time of position: 18:00
Lat/Lon: 24.59'N deg 158 deg 35.98'W
Course: 300 deg Mag
Current Speed: about 6kt,
Next Waypoint: 32 deg 59.00'N; 157 deg 43.00'W
                   Mid North Pacific, due North of Oahu          
                   480NM distance
        

Synopsis: We are moving well away from the islands with a good initial 24 hour run as noted above. The seas and winds have moderated a bit (from 20-25kt and 8 to 10ft to about 15kt and 4ft), but the direction of the wind at this point is causing us to sail from close hauled to close reach and we are still not able to maintain a heading of due north. At least the boat is not pounding like it was yesterday.

At about 7PM we passed some 49 nautical miles west of the "turn around" spot of our second delivery attempt back in 2008. The cause of our turning around was a crew medical emergency. (One of my crew, not Scott, had developed a staph infection in his right knee.) While it is nice to have that behind us we still have one more turn around spot from 2008, and that one is still some distance ahead. I'll be glad when both are well behind us.

Cheers, John