The weather changed sometime last night after which I've had a steady 12-15 knots of wind just forward of the beam. Sand Dollar is moving right along. The problem now is to slow down so that arrival in Papeete Harbor is in daylight. Presently, I am 40 miles out and will heave to (park the boat) in a couple of hours and wait until 4 AM to head in. I want to pass Venus Point, 10 miles east of Papeete, in daylight so I can see where Captain Cook anchored while he was ashore observing the transit of Venus across the sun in 1769.

This afternoon, after a long dry spell, I hooked two small wahoo simultaneously. They were about 5 lbs a piece, a perfect size for filleting. To my utter disappointment they were both lost during the attempt to bring them aboard! This seems to be a recurring problem. Half the fish I hook are lost. I will certainly be working on a solution to bring my success rate up.