[password] cloud&sun
[position] 0 15S 171 27E
[status] After mostly a light air day, the wind picked up yesterday evening and we?re back to sailing. While we were motoring earlier in the day, the transmission was behaving, although we still had to run at reduced rpms. We?ve seen a handful of ships and fishing boats on the AIS since we started, but yesterday (9 days out), we had our first visual on an actual ship (as opposed to just its lights). We had a few squalls yesterday and overnight but they just had some rain and wind up to 24 knots. Luckily we haven't seen any lightning in several days. We should cross the equator soon. The highest water temp we've seen is 87.8F and that was at 5 37 south. The temps have actually been decreasing as we're approaching the equator (between 84 and 85 degrees F). But it is more humid, so is very sticky. Ken says we should "embrace the sweat". Beth is considering shaving her head.
[heading] 24T
[speed] 6.2
[weather] Wind 9.8 from 122T. Baro 1008.5. 1 meter waves. A few small squalls, but also patches of blue sky.

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