Day 2 Dolphins, Birds, and Plenty of time to Watch them

I have been trying to work the word "susurrant" into the story, that
sound that one thing makes when gliding against another, but I am not
certain of the spelling.

VALIS makes a gliding sound as it eases through the calm Pacific. Slow
is half a knot, and fast is almost 7. We spend a lot of time at four
knots, which will get us out of the slow patch when predicted.

Dolphins came by to amuse us briefly, though we had no bow wave, so they
moved on. NOZOMI reported an hour-long show earlier. We've also had a
few birds, fish leaps, and one shark sighting. A pretty peaceful start
to Pac Cup, but we are moving.

At Childrens hour, the talk turns to food. A boast of chicken and lamb
kabobs brought greedy groans from the fleet, as many of us are just
nibbling from the goodie bag.

Most are looking forward to Thursday, when the light patch is forecast
to evaporate. CASSIOPEA, at the north edge of the fleet is betting on
wind there first, while VALIS is betting on a better run from the south.
Division leader NO STRINGS ATTACHED has split the difference, which we
hope will be a poor idea.

Radio calls are cheerful all around. It's good to be out here