[password] silvermom
[position] 03 30.15N 141 15.05W
[status] Yesterday afternoon Art noticed a problem with the gooseneck & we decided to drop the main until we could fix the problem. Fortunately the wind moved SE, so with jib alone we were able to keep on course with a slight loss of speed. This morning a little ingenuity and a big hammer resolved the issue (though with this wind angle, we're staying with just the jib anyway).
[heading] 345T
[speed] 6k
[weather] Wind SE 18k. Sea SE 2.8m. Baro 1011mb, a decrease of 3 mb over several hours. Cloud 40% with morning squalls.
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There is nothing more enticing, disenchanting, and enslaving than the life at sea.