[p]track4@lita
[pos] 34°44.76'N 163°04.71'W
[w] Wind E 10kts - blue sky - comfortable swells from NE and SE
[h] 350T
[sp] 6.2
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d: 30.05.2018 01:11 GMT-0000
Thanks for your comments and wishes. Unfortunately we came ill prepared for the unexpected onrush of musical culture in the middle of the ocean. Our playlists didn't include most of the composers we passed. Also it might be a bit early to call it a great passage. I ain't over before we had a few stiff drinks in a shady bar in Dutch Harbor! We expected this first part of the trip to be fast and glorious. It is the second part which makes it a passage and that very possibly might be tricky or even humbling.
At the moment we are considering to ride the front ahead of us to get to the north of the following low, or to reduce speed drastically to let the front and the low pass north. The final decision will be made with the newest weather forecasts the day after tomorrow. Until then we are enjoying some champagne sailing in the middle of a boisterous 1030hpa high pressure system while we can.
We had some dense humidity this morning, but the sun quickly ate away all fog and clouds and we are now back to steel blue skies. Winds are slowly decreasing and we expect to be running on Spinacker tomorrow, before we finally have to give up and start the engine. We have encountered a bit more flotsam, but it also seems to be decreasing. Instead we had a very brief visit by a small pod of spinner dolphins, who didn't have the time for a small show or even a short chat.
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