This was a very slow day in terms of wind. So slow, that we motored for more than twelve of the twenty-four hours. I decided to do this because we had only used about a third of our supply of diesel fuel and could afford to use another eight or ten gallons to move us along. This morning we went back to sailing, port tack on a beam reach with full main and yankee, but we are averaging less than four knots with continuing light wind. We have not made radio contact since July 27, hence the grib I am using is old, but it shows good wind tomorrow and for several days to follow, enough to move us briskly into the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
In the early morning, some dolphins put on a show for us. In familiar dolphin fashion, they cavorted in our bow-wave. These were quite large animals.
At UTC 2200, August 2, 2012, we are at 47 47,129 N, 135 05.600 W. Our day's run was 104 miles and we are now 426 miles from Neah Bay.
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