Position: 47 degrees, 32 minutes north; 143 degrees, 42 minutes west 118 nm day

Just clouds and up and down wind. One minute it looks promising at a solid 20 knots on our stern quarter, then the next it drops to 10. The waves are getting bigger though up to six or seven feet now no doubt being blown down from the system up north of us. They make things a bit chaotic when the wind drops and we get rolled around quite a bit. I wish the wind would just settle and fill.

Not much else to report except it’s getting even colder! Three layers and I even put gloves on last night. Oh, we caught a skipjack tuna, but then I lost him when I tied him on to drag him, he slipped the line. Bummer. We haven’t figured out how to cook them right – the meat turns quite dark and heavy – but as sashimi they are one of the best. Very much prized in many areas – tender and full flavored, not at all fishy or oily – and we were really looking forward to some. Oh well, there’s always tomorrow.

(OK, one add now that it’s evening. There’s a little patch of clear sky above us and we can see the half moon and a few stars. First time in four nights we’re been able to see the moon. Doesn’t look like it will last long, but it’s the little things…)