We are on our 3rd day at sea.

Our start was at 10:40 AM on Sunday. We were the first one to cross the starting line (except for one of our competitor who crossed the line 10 minutes too early and had to come back) but we were passed by a bigger boat (A Jeanneau 49) soon after. One causality of the start was the newly installed TV antenna which flew in the bay water minutes before the start. We will likely have to go up in the mast to remove the mount so it does not damage the sails.

The first night was rough with wind between 25 and 30 knots. This was difficult for the whole crew because we had to keep reducing our sail until we only had a very small jib and almost no main. We also found multiple leaks on the deck hatches which we had to address with silicon in the middle of the night.

On the second day we also had head (toilet) problem. We attempted to repair but failed so we are running with only one head…

We have been doing above 6 knots almost all the time so we are happy with the progress. We are not in the trade winds yet but the wind is lighter (15 knots), the temperature higher (21 C) but the seas are still big and confused partially due to a tropical depression that came from Mexico.

All the best to our readers from the middle of the Pacific. Remember that we won’t be able to approve or read your comments until we reach land.