It has been a wonderfully unexciting day here.  Parts have had winds in the low 20s, others in the upper 20s.  The seas have not built as much as I might have expected given the winds so while there is a bit of surfing, it isn’t rough.  The boat is loud, however, with the singing hum of speed.  The sun was out all day, and it is delightfully warm. 

The code 5/mule is working well.  I tried the staysail inside, but it destabilized the mule too much and didn’t seem faster on average.  Otherwise, there are the usual boat checks and a few small tweaks here and there. 

Fun and fast sailing.