11:56:34S 143:17:01W 18 June 2010
The Adventures of Sunboy the Sailboat
Al Sparkes and Deb Swain
Fri 18 Jun 2010 17:41
Wind 10knots E.N.E
Swell 1 to 1.5 metres in the direction of 230 degrees
Partly cloudy, warm and dry, no squalls overnight
C.O.G 221' m
S.O.G 4.4 knots
Sail Set: main into 2nd reef, headsailed poled out to port side
Hi guys, reporting in on a very slow boat to Tuomotos. The wind is very light and we are making very, very slow progress, just hope the wind picks up a bit during the day. Had an easy day on the helm yesterday, nothing much out of the ordinary occurred, apart from catching a nice fish which was turned into Thai Fish cakes for dinner last night with a big pot of coconut rice. This has become another of Debsy's signature dishes and it tastes fantastic. As expected, winds eased last night but at least there was enough wind to keep the boat moving without having to resort to motor sailing. Nikki and I are on watch at the moment and we have 210 miles to go to one of the atolls in the Tuomotos that we can anchor at, depending on the weather forecast over the next 24 hours as to whether we push on to Tahiti or not. Keep you posted, bye for now.