Day 11 Sloppy Joes
21 July 2019 | Pacific Ocean
Rodney
We are 225 Miles away from Hawaii and man it is getting hot! We still have a drag race to the finish, so it will be interesting. We sailed through an intense squall field yesterday with heavy rain and slow sailing. We lost a few miles but are hoping we can get a few more back today and tomorrow. Looks like we will finish sometime late 7/22 if the wind holds out. The number of squalls we get will change that estimate.
Squalls are very complicated in these latitudes. They are little low pressure systems that spin counter clockwise and travel at 15 degrees from the direction of the wind. Some boats are so fast that they can stay up with the squall and gybe back and forth in front of them to get some great speed. Our boat cannot do that so we just take them as they come. If we end up on the right side of one, we get a great ride, if we end up on the left side we will suffer.
Jim surprised us with sloppy joes for lunch. Man they were good. Eating sloppy food on a pitching boat is always challenging, but the flavors were amazing. He served them over hamburger buns with a side of salt and vinegar chips. Next time we need bring a toaster so he can brown them to perfection. Cheers, Capt Rod