[password]tompkins
[position]14 08.5N 150 16.0W
[speed]8.5
[heading]305m
[weather] 21kn from 080 true. 1m NE swell over smooth seas
[status] 9am HST - 420 miles to the Ka Lae, the South Cape of the Big Island. Earlier yesterday we had two headsails hoisted to help offset our triple reefed main. However, took it down during a squall, and then justified that we were going fast enough....but knew we could do better. So when Commodore came back on watch at 0200, he had dinner, I went to bed, then he rehoisted our red sail high-clued reacher. We immediately picked up a knot of boat speed. Yes! So much better. Continued through the night and still sailing with triple reefed main, staysail and redsail. A squall has just descended and hubby is hand steering through 26-30 knots and the boat is doing 9-10 knots! We will be in Hawaii sooner than expected at this rate.
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