2002

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Ocean Planet – Panama Bound

Friday March 8th 1557 UTC, pos: 15 09N 100 05W,
wind from 300 @ 4kts.
Speed 6kts @ 85deg.
Temp 85 @85% humd,
pressure 1010mb.
The seawater temp is 83F!
“Wilson” 8-11 PSI.

Great morning dolphin show, while Hank was frying up a canadian bacon breakfast. One of the best jumps was only about 35ft off the port bow, right in full view: a good 7ft of air, full twist, big splash. We gave him a high score: 8 for technical (good “backside grab” landing), 7.5 for presentation, and a 10 for proximity which weighs heavily in our scoring system.

Made good time last night in a nice NWesterly, right on on desired course at 10+ knots until early morning. Then we had northerlies at 4-6 which is pretty much what is here now: Friday March 8th 1557 UTC, pos: 15 09N 100 05W, wind from 300 @ 4kts. Speed 6kts @ 85deg. Temp 85 @85% humd, pressure 1010mb. The seawater temp is 83F!!!! Still a bucket bath is refreshing. Then we rinse with plenty of freshwater from our Spectra watermaker.

Looks like the big winds in the Gulf Tehuantepec have died, we will entering the area tomorrow sometime. I actually hope it does blow a fair bit as OP and I are getting tired of light air and need some action. Besides it should be a reach where we can really haul along. But it looks like it will probably be anticlimatic…

Later, Bruce, Ocean Planet, and friends