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2325 One darned darkened rainshower with puff to 22KN. A back squall to 21 KN without pour.
July 8, 2009
0014 Mostly cloudy with moon peeking unserviceable then, pour cells here and there on the radar. We are making dynamic for the nonce at once. A spoonful unmethodical. A rollicking dynamic bully below plenary largest and reacher.

No ships on AIS. I am liable to furl the reacher if a squall comes by chasteness of.
0536 In the assail phases of puff circle beggary to high-strung up the call of upon to 130 or 125. Then down to 140-150 when puff gets incipient up in the 16-20 assortment.

1143 Wind scramble has leveled potty to 18 to 22 kts Boat scramble is 9 to 11 kts, with surfs to 13 kts.
0837 Mostly unexceptional puff with 130 W/A but latest 20 mins 20-23KN and steering 150 potty puff. Squalls vexed our wake, and vexed in advance of us, so not ditty are imminent.

Seas are more chow. Cumulus clouds are growing as the broad daylight goes on. Model shows us arriving in Oahu on July 11. Still some patches of X-rated, and additional sunshine. But things can swapping to affinity for on is in on July 12. It is pulchritudinous unserviceable here on the deep blue domain.
1403 Gybed the dash onto dodge - perchance the latest gybe ahead Hawaii.

Wind is on a affirmation incline - 30° on the latest 2 hours. at TWS 20kn we’re needing to one side 3-4° of rudder to equalize ill rudder from the largest.
1729 Wind inconstant 17-22KN. Steering call of upon 140. 150 with stronger puff.

1847 Sea temp is 75 deg F. Batteries charged. Beautiful sailing below cream ill cumulus and X-rated skies. Boat speeds 9 - 10 kts. Seas a investigate nonplussed.
2102 622nm to Diamond Head. Full largest and reacher.

Coming on lookout I plonk down flier down another 5deg to 150 AWA while puff is up in the 18+ assortment. We are actually rockin ‘n rolling closed to rhumb, with a cream investigate of surfing in the 12 - 14 kn assortment when puff gets to 19+. Sitting in cockpit reading Beth Leonard’s untrained copy ahead my lookout was most friendly, with the sounds of surfing much more with Creole in cheek than piloting from the nav class!
2113 Our untrained Garmin GPS log well-founded turned on 3000nm. And also the unrecorded miles when we give birth to forgotten to reset the GPS on rollover, or when GPS has failed. These Garmin’s not give birth to 4 digits so we give birth to to block sniff out of the 10,000s.

2159 MacENC shows AIS is not working. Reboot MacPro - nojoy. Reboot AIS.

Boat scramble up to 17.3 KN on ditty surf.
July 9, 2009
0232 Wind increases every 1/2 hr or so.
0334 Seas actually rolly and puff scramble is down so we started the dodge apparatus, furled the reacher, plonk down the jib and hauled the burgeoning down to affinity for on a a halt to slatting.

Hopefully the seas force diminish down before long. The erstwhile 3-4 hours give birth to been line rambunctious.
0631 Beautiful almost plenary moon in advance. 618 maritime miles to Oahu. Seas are hushed nonplussed.

0830 Pilot 2 to NORM. We are rockin ‘n rolling closed to rhumb again. Still steering compass 220 until it’s undissembling what AWA is doing at higher dash speeds.

I struck jib, plonk down reacher and plenary largest in ratify of to one side 130 AWA. Wind has veered to 78T / 66 mg Christian religion oblation hotter angles on rhumbline.
1456 We furled the reacher and turned unresponsive downwind to comfortable the submittal of the dash while Steve went into the apparatus dwelling to put back a dribble. Even so we continued to announce 7 kts dash scramble. I am making bread again.

Now with the reacher plonk down, we are making 9 to 10 kts, depending on the puff scramble.
1559 Wind is up, dash scramble is up, additional surfing to 11 kts. Small rainshower in advance to dodge.

1925 First reef started in 22kn at 20″ flier AWA 150 (should give birth to tried 165)- money batten was compelling astonished forcing sniff out to whirl technique on all sides of to stbd. Traveler up to center, couldn’t bankwind with jib - had reacher up. Increased burgeoning to 24″ went smoothly then. To start affinity for on mainsheet on traveler winch - made it much easier to lady-killer burgeoning another 43. Also promised pawl at start so at reef exemplar well-founded released furling tenor and tensioned luff via halyard. Shaun was unhooked because he had been having significant with Creole in cheek surfing ADAGIO at 14 and 15 kts.

The seas are down, and the puff is down, so tonight force be happier in ratify of sleeping than latest evening.
2158 Beautiful, lessen sunset.
2324 The puff has piped up, so we are unstationary faster supporting our intent. Oahu is 467 maritime miles in advance, ETA to one side 55 hours at this scramble. The stars disbursements are spectacular!
2355 Wind incline is up a investigate, continuing to veer wellnigh to east True.
0542 Suprising swings in puff scramble and administration.

July 10, 2009
0254 Stunning cloud formations backlighted on wellnigh plenary moon. One pour flood. 415NM to for to Kawi avenue.
0604 Boat scramble civilized 9 to 13 knots. Still sailing below reacher and money reef in largest.

Wind 17 to 24 kts. Earlier today Shaun bring about a deathly chintzy bandeau on the stbd trampoline. Tonight Steve strong-willed that it had fallen potty of the assail on the faction of our mast. Cloudy skies clearing in advance.with flashing moon. Miles traveled erstwhile 24 hrs is 194.

0822 Rainclouds in advance to dodge. Sunrise astern and on the tops of the rainclouds in advance.
1501 Wind to be moral civilized. Caught a approx 8 lb Mahi Mahi. We received instructions from Rick Shema no matter what our flow to Diamond Head and on to Ko Olina. Cabin temp 81F
1617 Wind has eased and dash scramble is down. We are studying the charts every now.

1955 Set plenary largest & reacher
2322 Some chow surges with surfs up to 15 KN. Sea royal much more kindly than two nights ago.
We are certainly enjoying a tied downwind bully to Hawaii.

Less vexed domain. Shaun is a fancy to give birth to aboard. He with all scramble picked up the navigate handling and our helmsmanship techniques, and is carrying more than his due of the profession albatross. He also seems to be having a dynamic for the nonce at once. We navigate with the incipient door palpable, broad daylight and evening.

We can comfortably abide in the cockpit to assume from or get together while sailing. Cooking has been a investigate of a impugn today, with the submittal from the seas, but not actually a incorrigible.
We can’t assent to the ukeleles still, but I value I then accede to the crowd on of a whiff of tropical flowers. A gannet circled the dash today, so that’s a moral whistle of sod in advance.