Episode 149

Statics

 * Air Date: 2003-03-23 (Funimation Edited: 2007-11-03, Funimation DVD:)
 * Opening: Hikari e/Toward the Light (3rd Opening)
 * Ending: Free Will (9th Ending)
 * Manga Chapters:
 * Funimation Title: Steer for the Clouds! Capture the South Bird!

Short Summary
Cricket explains how the Straw Hats can ride a dangerous vertical current called the Knock-Up Stream to get to Skypeia. However, they first have to catch a South Bird to point them toward the point where the stream will erupt from the ocean.