Day 13
16 July 2022 | Pacific Ocean
Rodney
We did 200 miles yesterday and are 181 miles from Kaneohe. We had a very exciting night, the squalls were brutal. The mother of all squalls hit us at 11pm
while Moni was driving. The boat rounded up hard, so I jumped out of my bunk and made my way to the companion way. The boat was horizontal, Moni
was laying sideways in the cockpit with the tiller under her chin. She then yelled out Yie, Yie, Yie.... - must be "oh shit" in German. We were all hands on
deck at that point. The spinnaker was flapping violently in front of the boat and I saw 40 knots on the speedo. We were able to get the kite down after a
few minutes and square the boat up. We were still doing 10 knots with only the main. Time for our shy kite - Goldie.
We are looking forward to making landfall tomorrow. Our arrival time varies wildly as we surf down waves. Some time between midnight tonight and 7am
tomorrow. We will see......
Lunch today is roast beef with gouda on gluten free bread. The bread is surprisingly good and has a shelf life of two months!
Cheers,
Capt Rod