The downside to the lack of wind is that we've been forced to motor for the past 20 something hours. It's easy, but boring, however the real concern is conserving fuel. The GRIBS from last night were not terribly encouraging, as they showed the high moving east along with us, keeping us out of the wind until perhaps the 7th. However, this morning we have found a good breeze, and while it is taking us a bit further South than we would like, it's great to be making some miles without the engine.

At about 11AM we hit the official halfway mark, 1035 miles made good to SF, 1035 miles to go! Even with the light winds we are hopeful that we have already passed the halfway mark in terms of days. We've sailed 1266 miles to get here, so we will be saving a few hundred on this next 'half.' Also, Expedition seems to think that although the next several days might be a bit slow, once we find the breeze we will start knocking down some big fast days. Steve says Coyote can hit 10kts on a reach, so we are hopeful we will start putting up some 200 mile days as we near SF.

Other than that, nothing much to report. We saw a cargo ship today, some more Albatross, and some Storm Petrels. Everyone seems happy, and we have plenty of good food to see us through.

Lat 36 43.082' N, Long 143 55.987' W
Wind: 8 kts NE
Seas: .5 meter NE
Speed: 6 kts
Dist to Go: 1027 NM

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