Day 6

We have had a good 24 hours, with a great sail overnight, followed by light wind and seas during the day that saw us motoring most of the way. It looks like alot of motoring is left so we are getting close on fuel.

Quote of the trip, by Isabelle as she was playing the other day down below and we were hit by the largest wave of the trip, sending the boat over 60 degrees. in a calm tone "holy crap" and then continued on playing.

The wildlife has been very interesting with countless pods of dolphins, the most enjoyable of these at night when there bioluminesence lights the water it a trail behind them. We have seen leaping rays, sharks (one looking seriously at our fishing lure), turtles and each night several birds that fly with the boat all night.

The saga of the oil seepage continues. It is clearly not the drain plug but is related to the pan seal to the block. There is a constant tiny bit of oil on the seam. Again nothing that is causing any measurable loss of oil, but still concerning.

Position 0.53N, 87.14W, motoring at 5.5 knots on a course of 234.

The Crew of Nikita

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