Tuesday Morning Brings Wind!

Big changes last night. Wind went from Southerly 15 knots to Northwesterly 20 knots in under a minute in big downpour. Quick tack then on our way south as winds continued to build quickly to 30 knots. Down came the main and we spent the rest of the night under jib and autopilot which was easier on the crew and allowed some rest. Still averaging 7 knots currently about 40 miles west of Willipa Bay. It turned we must have quite a leak from the full bow locker as the head floorboard was floating. Took about a half hour with the little bilge pump to get some what dry. Forecast appears to show these conditions continuing but easing slightly, we are trying to keep going as fast as possible to stay south of a low that should influence the Washington coast tomorrow. Cheers from the North Pacific, Al

(The good news is that the head floorboard was floating in clear water...the last time this happened it was brown...)

Hope everybody is having fun out there! 7 knots running off the breeze with just the jib up is a nice way to get to San Francisco.