Lat: 13 05′ S
Lon: 77 14′ E

We finally put a double-reefed main up yesterday and we’ve made good time ever since. The seas are more regular now, and we’re getting so used to 10′ waves that they really don’t look big to us anymore.

We had a pleasant surprise a couple of days ago when we found that we can receive US Armed Forces radio broadcast from Diego Garcia. The signal is excellent and it’s great to hear US news and the baseball playoff scores. The US news out of Diego Garcia BBC news broadcast from Africa are now part of our evening routine.

Other than that, there’s not much to report other than a bit of a flying fish mystery. For some reason, nearly all of the flying fish that I’m finding on deck in the mornings are only 2-3 inches long. We’re used to a range of sizes from 2-3″ up to nearly a foot, but for some reason only the small ones are showing up out here.

In the northern Indian, only the small guys are finding their way aboard

We get a weather update over the sat phone every couple of days when we post a blog and so far it’s been all tradewinds in the forecast. We’re hoping that continues…