Current Position as of 0233 UTC: 14.18N, 171.11W

A great day for wind today in fact I tightened some screws holding the wires to the wind generator and am getting a better charge out of them. A good thing since I've had between 17-23 knots for most of today. I was actually moving at 8 knots for awhile! I'm making great time and am hoping to be in Majuro, Marhsall Islands by the end of next week. I can't believe I've only been out here for a week since Hawaii. It is really wild out here today. The sky is grey, the swells are growing, the wind is howling and there are white caps all around the boat. I've been trimming the sails all day to keep the wind but not too much wind. Last night around 2:00am (Hawaii time) I woke up because instead of sleeping on my matress, I was sleeping on the wall. When I realized what was going on, that I was heeling over too far, I jumped out of bed and into the cockpit to reef sails. On my way out I made sure to turn on a few cameras. Later today when I looked at the footage I was amazed to see how far I was heeled over and that I was leaning parallel to the kitchen cabinets as if it were nothing. Because of all the rain and spray I finally came down below and closed up the boat. I've never had to do that before. The Monitor windvane that is steering the boat has been working great. Or should I say that I have finally figured it all out. I have bearly had to touch it since leaving Hawaii. I had heard people say that kind of thing in the past but found it hard to believe until now. I tried to reach Mahana today but wasn't able to get through. Sometimes the storm action makes getting a connection difficult. It is great to have Clearpoint Weather to check in on the weather and see what is going on out there and knowing somewhat to expect. I say somewhat because even with this sophisticated peice of equipment, there are small areas of weather (ie squalls) that are different from the general forecast. I spoke with David Morris (meteorologist) today about the current weather and what to expect as I approach Majuro and on into the southern hemisphere. Looks like the adventure is only beginning!
Cheers,
Zac