Captain Scott's Log ~ Tuesday, July 22, 2008 10:01 AM

Subject: at sea

If the first 2 days were slow, the 3rd was intermittently fast. But all 3 were perfectly beautiful days on the water. The slow exit from Japan continued till 3am. Then wind, engine off, and great reach in flat water. With a big current boost we had a top SOG of 13.1! By midday the wind and current dropped. Eager Neil and Dave petitioned for the spinnaker which we flew all afternoon. Now at night the North Star is higher than I expected and Antares is lower in the southern sky than I have seen for some time. Also advance time zone to GMT +10 or now 10 hours earlier than Miami. Now at 36.27n 143.05e moving NE at 9 kts---and Just loving it.