Pacific Crossing Day 14 - 15th June 2020

Position 1800 UTC - 15th June 2020
- 07 degrees, 17 minutes South
- 129 degrees, 14 minutes West
Sailing wing on wing with wind at 170 degrees apparent
Sea State: 2.5m swell with a short wind chop and cross swell
Wind: 17 knots from the East
Speed over the ground: 7.8 knots
Course over the ground: 260 degrees
Distance sailed towards north Marquesas in 24 hours 180

Well its two weeks since we left Isabela in Galapagos and so far we are still going really well. Seeing 180 miles in the last 24 hours was worth the bumpy conditions we have had overnight. We are both quite able to sleep fairly well now we are used to all the noises of being in the ocean.

Last night we finally got passed those long line fishing boats at sunset and figured out there was a numbering system. We carried on sailing poled out until the afternoon as it was pretty comfortable and we were making good speed. Today the roll has increased as we have a cross swell and the wind has eased but the sea is still pretty ugly. So we have switched to port tack but no sooner had we done that that we get a bit of north to the east wind - so this tack is now bumpy too and taking us on a more southerly course than we would like so I feel another sail change coming on.....

Fishing failed to produce for the first time so I dipped into the freezer for some mince beef today and made a lasagne - no sooner had I finished putting it all together - no easy task in these seas - the line went. Andrew pulled in a nice chunky blue tuna; he was very proud of himself as he made the lure he caught it with himself. Half the tuna has replaced the mince in the freezer and we now have three days of food ready to go. I also made a carrot cake today as afternoon tea has become a nice distraction each day.

Love from us in the bouncy ocean x

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