The weather has changed for the worse. Back to seas and wind directly on the bow slowing us down dramatically. We should arrive at the Ala Wai marina in Honolulu first thing Saturday morning after 19 days at sea. Our plan is to spend a week there provisioning, refueling and doing general boat maintenance before …
19 25 n163 05 wI should clarify something I said in my last post. I said I would not do this voyage again. No, I would not undertake another 8000 mile voyage where the majority of the time I am fighting against the prevailing current, wind and swell. There is a reason that people only …
I felt an alien sensation last night on my watch. It is called “cold”. It was actually chilly on the flybridge in the breeze. I had to wear a shirt for the first time in weeks! Big difference in the weather at 18 degrees north versus the 7 degrees we have been cruising at for …
18 27 n165 34 wHeading 75 degrees. Hawaii here we come!I felt an alien sensation last night on my watch. It is called “cold”. It was actually chilly on the flybridge in the breeze. I had to wear a shirt for the first time in weeks! Big difference in the weather at 18 degrees north …
Now, this is what cruising is all about. After two days of stormy weather the skies have completely cleared, the swells are down to only a couple of feet with almost no wind. I am lying on the flybridge settee during my night watch. Before the moon rises i watch the most spectacular sky full …
Our 13th day at sea. Add a 36 hour long tropical storm coming from the Northeast to the already bad prevailing winds, seas, and currents coming from the Northeast and you get 3+ knots burning 1.8 gph. Very slow going with the large 8 foot head seas and violent squalls with strong winds. The boat …
Spent most of the last day or so bashing into the Equatorial current and northeast trades and resulting 6 foot head seas. Down to 3.8 knots and 1.8 gph at times. It is amazing that the minute the wind shifted to a more westerly direction hitting us more on the beam than bow, which it …
We have crossed the international date line so I think it might actually be the 15th. Our 8th day at sea. The good weather per the forecast has come and we are back to cruising at 5 knots burning 1.3gph. I received a question about running the boat at night. I try to time my …
Starting our 7th day at sea. Still very slow going with wind, swell and current on the nose. Cruising at 3.5 knots burning 1.6 gph. The difference in speed compared to my usual 5+ knots could add almost 50% more time to our voyage if weather conditions do not improve. We have more than enough …
Starting our 6th day at sea as I write this. The title of this blog should be “Crossing the Pacific Ocean in the wrong direction very slowly”. We are down to 4 knots burning 1.5 gph. The current, wind and swells are directly on the nose as is normal for this time of year in …