Weather update:

Present position: 9deg 29.5' N 173deg 33.2' E
COG: 045deg SOG: 3.9 kts
Estimated position 24hours:10deg 38.5' 174deg 46.8'
Baro:29.68 last 24hr range: 29.62-71
Wind: ENE 24 kts, 24 h range 16-26kts; last 12 hrs 24-25 sustained
Seas:4-5 M building, 2 distinct swells
Clouds 20% cover Cumulus
Summary: Continuing 045 deg

as wind and seas increase, our SOG decreases; last 12hrs speed has mostly been less than 4kts
if our instruments/calculations are correct we're well into the NEC, which we show setting 250T at 1.3-1.7
our strategy is to maintain COG 045, hoping to pop out the top end of the NEC sooner, rather than later,
then make more or less a rhumb line to Hawaii; which is 1788 nm away

decrease in speed also means increase in hours to our objective; for instance if we kept the same speed all the
way to Hawaii, assuming we turned toward Hawaii now, it's not a given we would have sufficient fuel; our
hope is that getting clear of the NEC will allow us to increase speed, without necessarily increasing fuel usage

our fallback position is literally a fallback to Majuro, top off tanks, carry some deck fuel in bladders and choose
between the southern route discussed with Lee several days ago, or attempt again to claw our way direct to
Hawaii, but with more fuel with which to do it.