Oh well, around 0600 we ran out of wind and commenced motoring. Again. Earlier we came across the King Milo (500 ft freighter) bound for Panama. We were the stand on vessel and the officer was very courteous after a call on the VHF and he altered course to pass behind us. I wished him well on his voyage and he returned the wish to us. Again I think the AIS identifier is the key to these situations. Calling with a vessel name seems to make all the difference in getting a response. Later Judy spotted another 14" glass ball (with net still attached) that she and Matt recovered. She is busy cleaning it of all the gooseneck barnacles that get attached during its time at sea. Got a little fog this morning that I think will burn off later but we are approaching the NW and it is not uncommon in the late summer/early fall. We have set a course straight for Flattery hoping to cut across this section of the high and get into the northerly coastal flow. It is a gamble this far out and south that we have to end up hard on the wind nearer the coast which may be uncomfortable but the coastal winds appear to be easing a little bit. The option of motoring north seems to have a bigger risk of motoring for a far longer time as we ended up too far east to stay in that flow along the old frontal area. Valis did a better job of staying west in the flow, my compliments. Cheers, Al
0830 PDT position 42 40n 145 19w, COURSE 045m SPEED 5.2KT DTF 929 wind 4 kt SW
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