20 Years Ago Today -- April 15, 1996 -- Day 7
Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at 12:30AM
Dave in Boating, Comet Hyakutake, Hand steering, Mexico to Polynesia, Sailing, Travel, celestial navigation

Mon. 96-04-15 - Day 7 - 18° 16' N  112° 51' W  Log: 451nm

Up at 1530Z, tired but couldn't sleep any more. Partly cloudy today with small cumulus clouds and a high thin cirrus above. Wind NW 10 - 15 knots.

Today's lottery: Dave: 101; John: 82; Log: 103; GPS: 113. Dave wins! 3:1.

Wind lightened and we rolled along in beam seas most of the day and all night frustratingly slow.

I reheated the chicken from fajitas a few nights back and put soy sauce in, and served it over rice. Not bad. We finished the birthday cake for dessert.

John's working hard on his celestial navigation skills and I've done a bit too.

Frustrating night watch in sloppy, light conditions. Hand steered nearly all night. Wind filled 10 minutes before the end of my second watch at dawn. Listened to my CDs on headphones during first watch. Continued reading Bourne Ultimatum. CD's:

Saw last view of comet Hyakutake in west sky just after sunset. Not much to see now, but was awesome 3 weeks ago.

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