February 22

We departed Isla Grande this afternoon at 4pm sharp bound for Acapulco. There is no wind of course so we are motoring SE at appx. 7k making 1850rpm with a SW swell of about 2ft. The sun is shinning and the air is very very hot. The water temperature is a scalding 84.7f. We expect to arrive in Acapulco tomorrow at around noon.

At 11pm we continue to motor at appx. 7k on a heading of 102M and are about72nm away from our goal. The seas are dead calm with the swell running less then 1ft and absolutely no wind at all. The sky is filled with stars and there is no moon visible.We have seen several ships both visible and on radar, none less then 6 miles off.

The time is now 4:45am and we are about 4 hours out of Acapulco. Some cloud cover has developed and the wind has increased to about 8k from the North. We have been motorsailing since midnight making between 7k and 8k over ground on a heading of 102M. We have just changed course to 92M as we begin to close the coast. Water temperature has decreased to about 82.7f and I continue to be amazed at both the high temperature of the waters here and the fluctuations as we travel further South and East. Our current estimated arrival time at the entrance to Boca Chica - the channel leading into Bahia Acapulco from the NW - is 9:30am.