October 30, 2004
At Sea 26o 59' N 114o 22 W (50 nm SE of Turtle Bay)
We had a great time at the Turtle Bay beach party. The Baja Ha-Ha crew really puts a fun time together complete with DJ, volley ball and tug of war. The potluck food was excellent and there was also a vendor selling tacos which were very tasty. We stayed right until sunset and headed back to NAKIA to get some rest for the start of Leg 2 to Bahia Santa Maria.
This morning we got up around 0700 and checked in to the start and within an hour we were on our way under spinnaker and main. The wind was 10 kt out of the NE and the sky was bright and sunny. As the day wore on the wind shifted to the NW and increased to 20+ kts but it's not much of a problem. The weather is warm, the sea temperature is increasing (over 71o F now) and we're sailing downwind!
We expect to be in Bahia Santa Maria the day after tomorrow, perhaps in the early morning.
We continue to catch a lot of Bonito and Skipjack, but we're still waiting for our first yellow fin tuna which the rest of the fleet seem to have no trouble catching.
More later...
John, Linda, Phil and Joann
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