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Anchored in Adak, Alaska. Will stay as short as possible and head to Dutch Harbor. Have diesel mechanic coming in the morning.
About to go through Adak Straight
90 nMiles from Adak. Be in Adak tomorrow by dusk.
Crossed the date line. Going into Bering Sea to stop at Adak. 125 nMiles to go
Wind from 35 degrees clocking E. 200 nMiles from Adak. 560 mNiles from Dutch Harbor. Still not enough west.
Making some progress
Sailing well by wind vane. Anticipating another gale. Real time 7-21 1200 UTC 500 nMiles to Adak. 800 nMiles to Dutch Harbor. Seeing AIS targets.
Finally heading East. Not much wind after the storm. Just cannot win.
Moving East slowly.
Finally making an Easterly course
Ahead of plan with lulls and bumps in the wind.
Rough overnight. Will tack NE to miss new weather
Wrong direction, but going North. Need to be north to go more East,
Reefed sails, 26 knot winds. Weak engine. 1000 miles to go. Need to go East!!!
Bright moonlight with half moon. Getting cooler. Sam wore fuzzy pants to watch.
Sailing with Jib. Good wind. Charging batteries.
Getting to Pacific High at 34N where Bob McDavitt says we should go East.
Sailing now after motoring. Saw pod of whales yesterday.
Not much wind. Motoring E.
Not much wind. Motoring E.