Minutes ago we had our first real hit on the fishing hand lines, yes hand lines. We have a crew bet on the timing of the first fish. It's been too long. I felt the slam inside the cockpit. The crew exploded to their feet ... Whoops, nothing. Closest we have come to a fish is the pilot whales who swam with us.

We sailed most of the night with up to 20 knots of apparent wind. Dinner was flat enough to cook the Lobster so the wind at night was not as expected. But, it saves on fuel. We think that we will once again arrive in the Chesapeake in the dark. We have had as much as 4 knots of positive current thanks to the Gulf Stream. Norm WEILL has successfully been on the SSB radio with Ham operators from all over. John Driscoll just broke out his "hidden" stash of midnight treats. Ron Campbell ran a weather program called Weather 4D that plotted a optimized course. We are right on top of the plan. Tonight is Lasagna night thanks to chef Stouffer! Everyone is excited. Toby, out for Comocean and crew