Captains Blog Sea Date July 3, 2009

Captains blog Sea Date July, 3, 2009
Days at sea: 4
Current Position: Lat. 27'27 Long 123'05
Apparent wind: 5.8
True Wind: Windx broken
Miles Traveled in 24 hours: 80
Water temp: 75.2 F
Bar: 1013

Well thank you all for the wind dances, chants, and rally caps. We did a little on board too, i scratched the luff, leach, and the foot, ( i could not remember witch was the right one ), we through some coins in the water, and i even whistled. I never do that on a boat, but we were desperate.
Yesterday after my blog it seemed like the wind was filling in, we all ate dinner on deck, we had a fresh salad that was almost blowing off our plates, we also enjoyed pasta, and for desert chilled peaches. by the time i came on for watch the wind had gotten even stronger. Strong enough to take down the number 1, ( its only meant to be sailed in 8 knots or less.) Mom stared the boat while Mike and i did the change out to the old number 1. Mike and i were clipping along at a whole 5 knots, there was even a squall line on the horizon. But by the time Chase came up to relive Mike the wind had died completely, it was so sad, i think i did 2 360's by accident but the sails did not tack or jib once. Richard came up to relieve me and and tried his all for 5 hours to get the boat moving. Chase said that by the time Richard got off watch he looked like one of the 300 Spartan's, battling an army of no wind.
By this morning it was like it got worse, you could not tell the ocean from the sky, it was all flat gray. as most people no the longer you go with no wind the more touchy people get.... thank God some wind arrived around 0800, nothing you would call wind back home in Hawaii, but a huge improvement out here. mom chase mike and i doused the head and main sail and put up the hot pink kite up, with just a hope and a prayer that it might fill. if nothing else at least it was quit. slowly the wind picked up and our average speed has been around 4k. yeah i know, hold on to your hats. other then getting us home the wind has made most of the crew happier. im walking on frecking sunshine. I really really hope it does not leave us again. i have to say the other then wind everyone's comments are putting a smile on our faces. so thank you Addiction shore crew for keeping us going.
on a different note, tomorrow Mike will be serving up some special 4th of July Pina Coladas... life savers that is. thank you Kate and Roxy, we will try not to get to out of control. this evening we are looking forward dinner we are gong to enjoy some Salsa barbacoa con pollo, frejoles negros y papas. that in what the MRE package says, it really just BBQ sauce with chicken, black beans and potatoes, but it sounds much better in Spanish.
well thats it for now.
LA

P.S. D-Man, could you please send us some interesting news clippings? Olives...