Status at JST 0600 July 7

Position: 25deg 23' N, 157deg 02'W,

Heading: 155deg M ( 166dg T.) ,6.0kt (1P Main, Staysail Mizzen,engine stopped)

App. Wind: 90deg , 19kt, Weather: BC, Press.1021hP, Temp.28C

馬場さんの予報どおり昨夜夜中から風が強まり、平均２２ｋｔ　雲が近いとき３０ｋｔが吹き出しました。波も２．５ｍはありそうです。出港後３日間低気圧でひどかったですが最後の３日もひどくなるとは予想外です（甘かった）。昨夜僕のウオッチ中、後方の空を見ていたら急に明るくなり、雷光かと一瞬思いましたが、満天の星空にそれはないし、雷鳴もない。どうしたことかと思いきや、明るい流れ星がまるで打ち上げ花火が落ちるように流れました。予定通りホノルルに近づいています。

As Baba-san had predicted, the wind strengthened from mid night, average 22kt, max30kt.　The beginning three days were bad due to low pressure effect.  I had not anticipated the last three days are also so. But Honolulu is becoming closer as expected. Last night ,while I was on the watch and looking aｔ sky full of stars, suddenly it became very bright. Aｔ first I thought it maybe  thunder bolt. But no sound . Then a very bright streak ran like a fire work going opposite direction. It might have been a big comet.