Day 3

Date: 08/16

Noon to noon run: 137NM
Time of position: 18:00
Lat/Lon: 27 13.10'N deg 158 deg 16.74'W
Course: 360 deg Mag
Current Speed:about 5Kt
Next Waypoint: 32 deg 59.00'N; 157 deg 43.00'W
                   Mid North Pacific, due North of Oahu
                    346NM distance

Synopsis: With an overcast sky and no moon, last night was black indeed. With winds still way forward of the beam we passed through several squalls, but they were bigger than the normal squalls which usually accompany the tropic trade winds. It was more like passing through a low pressure zone and I could not help but wonder if we were dealing with some cast-off weather from the latest hurricane making it's way along the Mexican coast to Baja.

Tonight is shaping up much the same so our main is double reefed again by crew consensus,and our genoa is furled to about 100% genoa. (For the non-sailors reading this a 100% genoa means it extends from the forestay back to the mast.) While this means slow progress it also means no drama during the night.

Cheers,

John