We left Clipperton yesterday evening. It was a little sooner than expected, but the wind had switched from north easterly to east and because of the waxing moon, the current was gaining strength and pulling us closer than what felt comfortable to the decently sized waves that broke onto the reef. The windlass is still out of commition so we waited for the current to hit slack and began to carefully weigh anchor. If you've never held chain and anchor in your hand than I have to tell you, it is HEAVY. We had all broken out into a nice sweat by the end so bathing suits were in order and we each jumped in, cautiously because of how many sharks are about, and cooled off for our trip across the Pacific Ocean...Still feels weird to say that. We are back into our watch schedule, playing with self steering techniques, and thinking up good ways to pass the time! Love, Catherine