21 July 2011
Sorry about the moan yesterday. Much better today. Last night was probably the windiest we've had, but with two reefs in the main we were doing 7-8 knots most of the night and today we had an all time high of 150nms for our daily mileage. I don't know whether Pegasus could go any faster, but crossing the Pacific is not the time to see how fast you can push her before the mast goes ping! We have always erred on the side of caution so when people say 'but she's a catamaran, she must go faster' we just think we are happy with the speed we have - we're not really in any rush. The winds lessened from the 35-42 knots we had consistently through the night to a more comfortable 25-30 during the day and we didn't have any squalls, so all in all a better day, sailing-wise. We had a red-footed boobie land on our boat today - surely it has lost it's way, as I thought they were only found in the Galapagos 2000 miles back the way! With 690 mile left to go, it feels like the countdown has begun. Current position: 08.07S 127.22W