Captain Scott's Log ~ Monday, July 28, 2008 2:50 PM

Subject: P Dream

43 10n 162 10e 9 days out 1525 miles sailed. Just a couple hundred short of half way to Kodiac. Its been slow and we have more than 80 hours of engine time used. The barometer has risen and the skies cleared as we sit in the middle of a high. As expected--no wind. With the sails down and the boat gently rolling, the starboard D3 broke---that’s one of our rod stays. Neil has drilled out the old fitting to fasten a shackle to it. Then a piece of Kevlar line with is used to replace the rod. A reasonable jury rig that should get us there. Of course it would break at the half way point which gives us few options. We are eating OK. None of Pats truffle creations but every night the plates are scraped clean. The 4 of us take turns. Attempts at scones yielded rocks with the weight equivalent of spent uranium. My last creation was a seafood pasta. The Japanese package of seafood had some English on it. It said “High quality. Good for nonchalance senses."