Email relayed from Ice Dancer: At 9:30 a.m. we are at 25 53N 148 36W, steering 066 true at 6.8 knots. At last, it looks like we have shaken the curse of running against the trade-wind current. Our Flo Scan fuel computer gives continuous readings of miles per gallon, and the result varies remarkably depending on wind, waves and current. Today's favorable sea conditions are giving us 1.5 knots better speed at a lower fuel-burn rate. This morning, we boated two more mahi mahi. The typical mahi gives us four to six meal-sized packages. One of today's fish produced 16. It must have been a good hunter--it certainly was a good fighter. When we shut down the main engine this morning, to check the oil, we enjoyed having stabilizers powered by a five horsepower electric motor. We were running with the wing engine for power and the generator indirectly powering the stabilizers. This is a feature that brother John designed and we installed. Our new 57 has a hydraulic pump on both the main and wing engines. Before leaving Hawaii, we barbecued and froze several packages of chicken and steaks, making meals much simpler to prepare. The pre-cooked meat plus some Costco entrées were particularly handy when the seas were uncooperative. The weather is beautiful and all is going well. Kind regards, Dick and Gail Dick and Gail Barnes Ice Dancer Nordhavn 50 #22