VALIS Position July 6, 8:00 AM:
Latitude 33deg 25min N
Longitude 126deg 55min W
We are still heading southwest, under ligtht winds and calm seas. With the asymettrical spinnaker up, we are sailing at 6 knots in seven knots of wind, but more wind would be nicer, All day yesterday we were under full main, genoa, and staysail, and sailing at 8 to 9 knots in 20+ knot winds.
I am now about to get our email, which has today’s weather charts and predictions (I hope). They will show us if we need to change our strategy, which is mainly choosing the point to stop sailing southwest, and start pointing directly towards Hawaii.
For dinner last night, we had Italina sausage and tomato sauce, over white rice. This was a welcome change from our previous diet of saltine crackers, and everyone seems to be getting their sea-legs. We all stood watches last night, with Ville and Paul taking the 9:00PM to 1:00 AM watch, Danile and Andrew taking the 1:00AM to 5:00AM watch, and Ville and Paul taking the 5:00AM to 9:00AM watch. After 9:00 AM, we have no set schedule, but we try to keep two people on duty at all times.
Aloha,
The crew of VALIS