Day 2 into 3 passage to Vanuatu

I planned on writing last night to update the blog but weather changed those plans. At 7:30 pm we have a radio check-in to let all the other boats know we are okay and our position. Just before the check in (6:30 pm) the wind was non-existent and we took down all the sails. Just as we got back on course the wind kicked up. I called a boat 15 miles ahead to hear that he also had wind and it was picking up. We really wanted to get the sails up before dark and the check in. That was 7pm by the time we were all done and not soon enough. The winds kicked up to 23 and bursting up to 30 knots. It was also coming from our performance angle and starting pushing through the water at 11 knots +. It was a nice change since we don't motor very fast and we were getting left behind. You know there is free beer at the end of this rally so we don't want to be late ;). It lasted for 6 hours then fizzled out to nothing and started the motor. We are now with a new bunch of boats. Sailing with our friends on Destiny whom we met in the French Polynesian last year. As for our fish count. Yesterday brought in 2 medium tunas, and one barracuda. This morning, as I sipped my morning coffee, the lines started to scream. We got a Wahoo double header. Threw the two lines back in and they screamed out again. We landed ANOTHER two Wahoo!!!!! In 20 minutes we landed 4 wahoo. It's really nice to restock my freezer with fresh fish. Kids are begging for sushi. Maybe tomorrow.

Our current position is 16.28S 172.01E Look up our position on google earth.