After the drama of yesterday with the dinghy, it’s nice to report nothing else raised its head.
It’s been partially cloudy, and I wanted to get some spare power into the battery bank, so we dropped the main, which blankets the solar panels in the afternoon, and turned further north to get as much sun as possible onto the panels for a few hours. We also made some water while the engine was running.
Once we got going again, the wind picked up during the late afternoon and we went down to the third reef in the main and heavily furled the headsail, with gusts up in the high 20s for most of the night.
By early morning we still have 25 knots from ESE, and the wind has a little more east in it, giving us a good push in the right direction. I took a few turns out of the headsail but we still have the 3rd reef in the main.
We are already 800 nm from Tahiti, which is a nice chunk of the trip already done.
The long-range forecast isn’t too stable, but broadly shows a good run for the next 7–10 days. We can assess any change of tactics as the forecast plays out over the coming days.
We are making good progress with the steady roar of the wake behind and in the sky Orion is chasing us.