Day 12-Monday May 23nd

Hi to all friends and family:
I apologize for not writing something each day and will promise to do it
more regularly. I do do a position report each day and you can see it on
the web at sailvalis.com/intention/ It also has pictures of all of us
and our departure so check it out if you get a chance. Today, being the
12th day, we each took turns taking a salt water shower outside on port
side deck while INTENTION was sailing along at about 5 to 6 kts using an
asymmetrical spinnaker and a full main on a course of 200T.

I’d like to describe just how unusual it is to continually have a 360
degree view of the horizon. Seeing the blueness of the water,
white-capped waves, the light blue color of the sky, the billowing white
clouds, or the long, dark ones. Sometimes, you can see 5 or 6 rain
squalls, (little dark patches of sky, containing wind & rain), to be
avoided OR enjoyed for the refreshing, fresh water wash-down of us and
the salt-encrusted surfaces of the boat.

Now I want to describe some of the sights on my 10PM-1AM watch last
night. The most profound was the warm, soft breeze of the night, which
reminds me of a woman’s loving touch. The almost-full moon was
peek-a-booing in and out among the white, puffy clouds. It also had a
bright halo shining through white, wispy clouds, lighting the seas &
creating a runway of flashing lights, just off the tops of the waves, as
they rolled past the boat. Another spectacular moment on night-watch.

Love to all,
Jim

WOW…Mother Nature outdoes herself once again on this gorgeous night
(last night), the moon being just a few hours short of full.
Intention loves me, as I love her
I stand in barefoot gratitude upon her bow
Under warm cotton candy skies
Which cannot conceal
Full moon from on high
At 2 AM, as the rest of the world sleeps
Water stars grace
Someone else’s bow tonight
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Today was a day of many squalls, which sent John & Jim scrambling up top
to quickly change course, pull the spinnaker down, put it back up, etc.
A warm, comfortable, mostly-cloudy day.

Loving aloha,
Darla