Smooth Sailing, Light Trades

A second straight glorious day of sun with puffs of cumulus clouds floating through the pale blue sky on the light trades. Wind has hovered around ten knots this afternoon after being in the 12-15 knot before that. 3 to 4 foot seas have backed from the ENE to the NE to slow our progress a bit as we continue to sail on-the-wind under a single-reefed main, full jib and small staysail. The water remains 78 degrees and birds have been hard at work fishing off and on throughout the day, but despite trailing two feathers we've had no luck of yet. Only marine life has been a scattered few flying fish. Traces of seasickness linger among captain and crew (though nobody has headed for the rail yet), and nobody is ready to settle in and cook a big meal. Slow but steady is our progress northward, as the miles tick off astern falling back into oblivion as I near home once more.

June 16, 1610
23.05N by 156.45W

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