Position Update 9/15

This last day has been marked with inconsistent winds... not enough, then way too much from a totally different angle. These winds are squall-driven. Before the squall arrives, the wind backs way off. Then, with the arrival of the squall, the wind can shoot to as much as 20 knots and you're never quite sure which direction it will come from. The most recent squalls have been unlike any we have encountered so far in that they seem to fly by us - on a mission, if you like. Others we have seen previously seemed to creep slowly up on us and then dog us for quite a while - sometimes for over an hour. I'm not sure which I prefer, really.

So, in an attempt to moderate the effects of the squalls, we motor-sailed most of the day today. Consequently, we had a surplus of power which we used initially to make some freshwater and then we decided to have a small dance party to liven our spirits. We cranked Nine Inch Nails which seemed to be an appropriate soundtrack to the squally day. Nemo excused himself to the bed while Glenn and I performed modern interpretive dance moves which would have been much more difficult on a stable land-based platform.

Our current data are:
Date/Time: 9/15 6:07pm
Position: 23 deg 29.2N, 145 deg 23.7W
Wind: ENE 14-18
Seas: NE 4-6 ft