Boat, lat, lon, course, speed, wind direction, windspeed, comment
VALIS, 46 10, 139 49, 040, 7.5, 325, 15, ETA Friday Hbr Weds (?) Bequia, 37 21, 146 43, 075, 8.7, 355, 15, Cassiopeia, 34 51, 136 41, 055, 5.1, 350, 7, Kotuku, 46 08, 140 10, 045, 7.5, 340, 13, Tiki Blue, 37 18, 132 59, 060, 4.5, 270, 10, Tiki J, 37 43, 127 55, 073, 6.5,195, 9, ETA Sunday PM Jamani, 37 55, 131 54, 075, 6, 211, 11, Spellbound, 36 49, 131 34, 060, 7, 220, 12, ETA Monday PM Medusa, 38 01, 126 00, 080, 7, 252, 3, ETA Golden Gate tomorrow PM Nozomi, 34 26, 137 34, 075, 4, 330, 5, Cherokee Rose, 28 15, 155 07, 340, 7.5, 045, 17, using SSB channel 6B
Debris Report: Tiki J spotted an overturned power boat, approx 30 ft length. Sunday PM at lat 37 35, lon 129 43.
VALIS report: A day of cold and gray sailing. We were quite pleased to be able to sail through the forecast wind shift (from south to NW), jibing in the early AM and only having a few hours of very light winds. We are now sailing slightly north of the bearing to Cape Flattery, hoping to avoid the need to tack as we approach land. Wind is good, and we are sailing close to the wind under reefed main and genoa. We had Paul’s famous “canned chicken enchiladas” for dinner. The crew asked for seconds, so I guess I haven’t lost my touch. Or, perhaps they were just very hungry.
Best, Paul / VALIS