present position N 5deg 30.1' E 144deg 35.5', course remains N 5deg 30', SOG high 6's last 12 hours
estimated 24hrs position N 5deg 30' E 146deg 56.3'

wind presently NE 6kts, last 12 E 6-10kts
baro 29.74, last 12 hrs ranged from 29.68 - 29.74
seas 1-2 meter, long period swells under surface chop
cloud 10% cloud cover -- clear

we continue on the N 5deg 30' track; today was ideal; hoping for more of the same



today was idllyic cruising weather, Wade's description in his upcoming :"fish-wrapper" does a beautiful job of describing it, so
I wont bother other than to say, mostly clear blue skies, fluffy, benign cloulds shere there are clouds over an indigo-blue disc
of water literally as far as the eye can see. we'll take it.

crossed paths with two large commercial ships during daylight today; otherwise, we appear to be alone in our blue over blue world

passed into another time zone -- - 10 -- just under 24hrs ago. will break 800 nautical miles to Pohnpei on my watch just starting; progress
measured either way