The fun never quite ends on Urge!
Strong wind last night but we could not use all of it to point to Hawaii. So our distance made good was 220nm but we sailed closer to 250nm. We are still trying to place ourselves in front of local storm cells to catch the forward wind, but all we usually get is more rain. Interestingly, the double-reefed main formed a pocket that collected about 2 gals. Very useful.
Iceman's tapeworm has had second thoughts about leaving the boat after yesterday's shark episode, so has quieted down as long as it is fed Cliff bars.
Skillsaw continues to amaze us with his culinary skills. Last night he made us grog with fresh lime juice. Wow! But today he caught the stove on fire trying to boil water. Not a real emergency but enough that they grabbed the only dry towel on board (Skippers), dowsed it with water and set it on the stove-where it promptly began to smoke Luckily, Skillsaw not only has excellent culinary skills, he is also a volunteer firefighter. After determining the towel was properly cooked to order (green on one side, charred on the other), he grabbed a CO2 fire extinguisher, aimed it at the base of the alcohol stove with a mighty "Pffffffftttt" put out the fire, promptly causing the cabin to be evacuated.
the stove on Urge
Sloth continues with his excellent navigating and has adorned the port cabin by hanging his floral patterned boxers to no only dry, but to brighten the mood.
Chris (Sloth) at the Nav Station on Urge
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