Noon, Day 1. 2567 nautical miles to go. When we started, the distance to go was 2690 miles. Since the start, we have only knocked 123 miles off the total we need to achieve.
Our noon-to-noon run over the ground was 104 miles, but the distance "made good" was only 90 miles, because a west-northwest wind is forcing us to sail to the south of the great circle route. We have been sailing close hauled under main, staysail and yankee for the entire 24 hour period. Slowly the wind has veered, lifting us closer and closer to the bearing of Hawaii. According the weather information (grib file) that I downloaded this morning, the wind will continue to veer and we will soon be sailing towards our destination and may even be able to ease the sheets a bit. We are not complaining, however. The weather charts that Gay was looking at for a number of weeks were indicating much lighter winds in this area.
The boat is just jogging along. Very comfortable except for the heeling. We are getting used to it. Everyone is eating and feeling pretty good. So far a turtle, a dolphin and an albatross have been sighted. Since we cleared Cabo Falso, the wind speed has continued to vary between 12 and 18 knots.
Our current location is 21 51.564 N, 111 53.286 W (GoogleEarth compatible format).
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