Day 25 - Motoring? Again?
05 April 2024 | South Pacific
Kirk Groehnert | Sunny, calm winds

Yes, unfortunately we had fire up the diesel engine. Last night, it was literally one rain squall after another and all the associated wind shifts with them. It seemed like they would develop, then fall apart and that cycle kept repeating through the night. Some of them were quite intense and large.
This was really wearing us out so about 2am we lowered the sails and started the engine. This way we could be inside, nap, and let the autopilot do the hard work.
This morning and the entire day has been almost no wind so we had keep the engine on. It's a little disappointing but that's the way it goes. We are fortunate to be able to motor when we want to.
We are now about 500 nautical miles from our destination which should be about 3 or 4 more days. Predict Wind promises that wind will be picking up again tomorrow and should be good the rest of the way.
Dolphins are always a good sign and welcome sight. Today we had a visit from a large pod. A little later we saw a flock of birds chasing a school of fish, probably tuna judging by the ones we saw jumping out of the water. Unfortunately, we didn't get a picture of that since it happened quite fast. I am not much of fisherman either however I have put the rod out today.