Location 21° 26S, 142° 04W
Friday, 10.19.2007

The Schooner Maggie B was at 21° 26S, 142° 04W at noon on October 19th. We are 3616 NM from Puerto Montt and have come 1279 NM since Rangiroa. We are more or less close hauled in a 18-22 knot NE’er, making 7.4 knots to the SE. We did 165 NM in the last 24 hours, going to windward. Our course made good is only about 10 degrees south of the Great Circle course to Puerto Montt. We are still taking a bit of a beating from a choppy three meter swell, somewhat accentuated by having the current against the wind.

In about two days we will have to start positioning for the next system. We will probably have to then make the decision either to stay up around 27 degrees South and work for an Easter Island visit, or continue South to assure ourselves of a good westerly to blow us into Puerto Montt.

Now three days into the leg, life is settling into the Blue Water routine. We had our first meal all four together today and all are fully able to watch stand. We have been trading around a little cold that goes from throat to sinuses to head to stomach. It seems to be playing out OK.

Yesterday’s disaster was losing the little mid-filter piece of our espresso maker overboard. The Captain was emptying it and Neptune sent a wave and took it for a new ornament. We have an emergency supply of a product called “Java Juice” which will give us enough time to experiment with Cowboy Coffee and Cold Brewed extract.

Other than the coffee crisis, All is well.