March 23, 2014
Logbook – March 23, 2014
Passage Log Highlights
- 0706 main (3 reef) + genoa
- 1757 D–>B main + genniker
- 2045 main + genoa
- Min TWS 9.3 kts SE
- Max TWS 17.9 kts E
Daily Notes
- More squall slalom
- Took down the Mexican flag
- Boys get mutinous – pushups
Email to family and friends dated March 23, 2014
Subject: PPJ Day 13
We played some more squall slalom last night and today. And the latest weather report I have says the ITCZ is down around the equator, so I really have no idea what’s going on. We are truly winging this and learning as we go. We’ve gotten pretty good at spotting and avoiding the squalls now, so we’ve kept full sails up today. The good thing is that the prevailing winds are still 15-20 kts from the NE rather than dead calm in between squalls that we experienced the other night, so we are still able to make good progress.
The boys have gotten a bit mutinous as of late. They’ve been neglecting the log entry at the end of their watches, even when I remind them. And last night they went to bed without doing the dishes, so this was one unhappy momma that got up for an 11pm watch to find a completely messy galley. So, I woke them at 7:30 this morning, made them do pushups and then the dishes. Mutiny simply cannot be tolerated aboard this vessel. 🙂
We had a little ceremony today because we finally took down our Mexican courtesy flag. I totally meant to do that as we were leaving Banderas Bay, but it completely slipped my mind. It’s not just a little bit tattered after flying from the spreader for just over a year.
I’ve gotten to the point where I’m looking forward to getting there. Getting anywhere, really. I’ve gotten over my ocean passage bliss and I’m ready for a glass of rum and a good contiguous night’s sleep.
I’ll go ahead and mention that we’ve designated this an alcohol free passage. Except for the couple of beers we’ve had. And the toast to Neptune we’ll do at the equator.
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At 3/23/2014 10:19 PM (utc) our position was 04°28.87’N 123°49.32’W
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