TRANQUIL AND MAGICAL

Day 3 – July 9th
We are still moving well and over the past two days “Family Affair” has been
in our sights and at one point within a good golf shot from us. But they are
nowhere to be seen now as they took a gybe heading to the coast this morning
and we logged over 200 NM yesterday thanks to some hard work by everyone!!
We have a great team.

All is well, no one sick, eating and sleeping lots. Already we are enjoying
the tranquility of offshore sailing. It is quite magical. Yesterday there
were dolphins playing in our bow wave and today we see a shark. We just got
our weather fax and happy with our position. Onward we go.
It is now 10 pm and our watch gets on deck again. It is pitch black outside,
not to cold and the wind about the same. After having lost sight of “Family
Affair” we now can see the light of “Red Heather” just above the horizon to
our east. The other watch is resting now after having carried us on our
course southwest towards Hawaii.

Checking our optimal course again, then back on deck. Just as I am writing
this the boat heels over more than usual. We are trying to sail a fairly hot
angle to stay on our intended course. It appears our wind increased a bit
and we are sailing just about on the limit for this sail in terms of wind
angle. Better check in on deck.

Aloha.