Report 7/21

DAY 6 (at sea) DAY 7 (of log) WED 0721

AAARRRGGGHHHH!!! FINALLY MAKING OUR MOVE NORTH EAST. EARLIER TODAY AS I WAS
BASKING OFF WATCH IN MY QUARTERS WITH A GOOD BOOK AND OCCASIONALLY DOZING, THE
TELL TALE SIGNS OF DIMINISHING WINDS BEGAN TO CREEP IN. STUFF SLAPPIN' AROUND
DIFFERENTLY, LESS NOISE, LESS HEELING ETC. THIS MEANS HAVING TO TURN ON THE
MAIN ENGINE AND MOTOR SAILING...A LITTLE EARLIER THAN EXPECTED. I WAS GREETED
IN THE COMPANIONWAY WITH A CHANT OF "MORE SAILS, MORE SAILS". SO WE PROCEEDED
TO PUT MORE MAINSAIL UP [IT'S BEEN TWO THIRDS THE WAY UP THE ENTIRE TIME] AND
SOMETHING JAMMED...CRAPOLA TIME!!! ALWAYS LOOK UP WHEN RUNNING LINES. THE
UNUSED [LEEWARD] RUNNING BACKSTAY WHICH IS ATTACHED TO THE MAST WAS ON THE
WRONG SIDE OF THE MAIN HALYARD. WE BROUGHT THE MAINSAIL DOWN AND CORRECTED THE
PROBLEM, AND THEN ALL THE WAY UP SHE WENT...HOORAH!!! THEN WE UNFURLED ALL THE
JIB AND WE WERE ON OR WAY IN ABOUT 10-13 KNOTS OF WIND AND GOOD SPEED...AND
THEN...AND THEN THE WIND PICKED UP SLIGHTLY AND SHIFTED TO ENE WHICH MEANT WE
COULD NOW GO NORTH EAST...DOUBLE HOORAH. SO, A GOOD DAY SAILING TODAY WITH CREW
ZIPPING AROUND THE DECK [HARNESSED IN OF COURSE] DOING WORK AND ENJOYING THE
DIMINISHED SEAS AND FULL SAILS. AS I WRITE WE JUST FINISHED FURLING SOME SAIL
IN FOR THE NIGHT AND STILL HEADING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. WEATHER WILL BE
TRICKY OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS SO WE MUST PLAY OUR CARDS RIGHT. MUCH
DISCUSSION ON THIS TOPIC IS GOING ON RIGHT NOW.
CREW JUST HAS SHOWERS, WAS GETTING VERY SMELLY AROUND HERE...TIME FOR ME TO
HAVE ONE THEN WE MAKE WATER TONIGHT.
ADRIEN

Just a little note: Adrien is reporting his log as days at sea when he actually
left Hawaii. I've been changing the days to actual days he's written since he
started on Wed., the 14th. So today is their 6th day at sea but the 7th day of
writing. Confused? I feel like I'm on the passage and a little sleep deprived
myself.
Paula