This morning I had a plate of lox and bagels in one hand, jumping to ease the mainsheet with the other hand as a squall jumped up the wind speed pouring water down the windward rail and into the cockpit. A slightly strange blend of civilization and wilderness.

Electrical charging seems to be working fine, so we are adhering to this 'if it isn't broke don't fix it' rule.

Julia and I share a night watch which is fun, we get to sail the boat as hard as we want, trimming and easing through the gusts, no doubt annoying the hell out of the off-watch. We each have about 10 hours of watches a day, meaning we hand steer the boat for 5 hours a day. Great practice, in the end we'll probably get the equivalent to a whole season's worth of beer can racing. At some point we'll have to do the downwind portion of this trip to round out our driving ability.

Exciting news, we just recovered a glass fishing float. It's green, about 16" in diameter. People say they were used as floats on Japanese fishing nets long ago, and they are definitely prized finds.

Lat 30 07.040' N, Long 149 52.714' W
Wind:16 kts
Seas: 1-2 meters E, & SE
Speed: 6 kts
Dist to go: 1437 NM

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