No more then ten knots of breeze today. Most of the time it has been blowing 5-8. The drifter is up and poled out to the starboard, and the main boomed out to the port. I am sailing “wing on wing” making about 3.5 knots. I’m going to break a rule and fly my drifter tonight. I really was trying to break 1000 miles by midnight but it will not happen. However when the sun rises tomorrow I’ll be counting down in triple digits.
Just as I was thinking what to do for dinner tonight I caught a nice Dorado. I pan fried it in olive oil with garlic, onions, and lime, it was awesome. Of course I had a Guinness with it.
All in all damage has been minimal. A few days ago I noticed a 2 foot piece of aluminum tube come out of the boom and fall into the sea. Everything seems to be working fine though. I think it had to do with helping keep the reefing lines clear and separated. A piece of my wood sole broke, and today the VHF went funny. It seems to work fine, just no more squelch, always a static hiss.
I’m deep in my
Does anyone know what time zone I’m in?
Peace from the Pacific.
– Alex
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