Day Twenty-Two: 21-Apr-2016 The Crossing

Day 22 21-Apr-2016 Thursday

Squalls abated over the night.

It is a mainly sunny day. Winds are Easterly at 10-12 knots. Full sails out and w e are maintaining a comfortable speed of 6.2 knots. I am not sure why we do not have a position for this morning - guess I was still sleeping. David relays it on the net but doesn’t tend to write it down anywhere.

News from the morning net has four boats making landfall tomorrow. David talked to Mike on St. Leger in Puerto Escondido.

I am enjoying a nice cup of coffee and then I will continue to enter my journal into the Mac.

1130: Armon is up so that means time to get the coffee on and prepare something for brunch. Smoked pork chops with scrambled eggs - mixed in the leftover Hollandaise sauce - mmmm good. If I say so myself.

1200 Noon Position: 6* 32’ S and 132* 22’ W

     Rolled in the stay sail.

     Seas are 4-5 feet 

     Clouds are building on the southern horizon.

     Winds are easterly at 10-12 knots.

     Speed is 5 knots Course is 235

     Distance Travelled in 24 Hours: 134 nm

     Total Distance travelled to Date: 2384 nm

A trying day for the Captain. He decided to swap out the heads and it did not go well - I mean getting sprayed with shit is never on anyone’s wish list. 3 hours later, the head appears to be working, but there is still a small leak around the bottom of the handle. To repair or replace would require another haul out and no one is up to it. So we are back to the pail. After many rebuilds - I will bring up the discussion of replacing the head with a cheaper Jabsco system. But not today. Today we are all just keeping very quiet. No need to point out the obvious!

1800 Position: 06* 53” and 132* 50’     

     Speed Over Ground: 6.7 knots

     Course: 227 True

     Winds Se at 10-12 knots

     Seas are 4 feet with the odd 10 foot swell

     Distance to go is 390 nm

Two sailors still finding enjoyment in the da