Noon: South 19 degrees 11 min, West 148 deg 03 min. We have 131 nm to go. This is the 2nd sunny day of the trip. We're still beating, but expect the wind to shift more favorably tonight. It might drop enough to motor straight towards our destination. Motoring didn't work for very long yesterday. However, morale is improving. We hope to sight Tahiti before dark tomorrow.