S/V Samadhi V - Passage from Costa Rica to Hawaii, Day 2

Date: 01 May 2009 1400 UTC (0800 Samadhi Time)
Distance in last 15 hours: 88 nautical miles
Distance to Hilo, Hawaii: 4027 nm
Position: 09 46.988N
Longitude: 086 08.057W
COG: 286M
SOG: 8.5 knots
Wind: 15 knots from NNE
Weather: Sunny and clear with high clouds after a squally night
Visibility: 10 miles
Barometric Pressure: 1010.7 mb, steady
Sea Temperature: 88 F

We motored in light winds and calm seas for most of the night in the
company of numerous thunderstorms. Around 1200 UTC the wind picked up
enough to sail.

Right now, we're in lumpy seas off of Punta Guiones, Costa Rica, the
last land we'll see for many days. The going here is definitely sloppy.
The steep wind waves from the Gulf of Papagayo should diminish as we get
further from land.

The wind picked up suddenly about 30 minutes ago. We went from 155%
genoa, staysail, and main to just staysail and main. Now if only the
seas would flatten out, we'd be happy as kittens.