5/1/21
After an aborted start, we have made some good progress. An hour after leaving Maupihaa one of the boats that left with us had some technical problems so we both returned to the calm waters of the atoll to resolve them. It was one of those all to common situations on boats where one problem occurred then almost simultaneously a second occured completely unrelated. We returned for the first, discovered the second fixed that and set out a second time four or five hours later.
The first few days have been fast and pleasant, except for the frequent squalls that came past us often tipping down loads of rain and causing the wind to change direction rapidly and increase; we saw winds of 35 – 37 kts in several squalls meaning we needed to be alert to sail trimming. Squalls don’t generally last long – often just a few minutes, sometimes half an hour, then its back to normal.
We have settled into a fairly flexible watch pattern and are both getting enough rest.
DTG 1679NM
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