The day has finally arrived! About time too! We probably could have left last week because the weather was good for sailing to Dutch Harbor, but we are happy we stayed to finish our projects. You bet we played Johnny Horton North to Alaska as we left the harbor. We […]
Math Be Hard For Sailors Game
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We have been in Honolulu almost 2 months! We had no major boat issues to make our journey to Alaska, and all we needed was some groceries. However, we made more work for ourselves. By day we have been working on boat projects and at night we spend time with […]
As we raced the sun to get our anchor down we kept a steady pass of seven knots. We were surprised the wind did not disappear as we pulled in the lee of the island. We were attempting the south Fatu Hiva anchorage in front of the village Omoa. In […]
Yesterday we poured in the fuel tank our last 12 gallons of diesel that we allowed ourselves for the passage, keeping 2 jerry jugs of reserve fuel for maneuvering around anchorages and the leeward side of Tahuata. The forecast predicted the tapering of wind down to six knots yesterday and […]
We’ve had our share of squalls while sailing the South Pacific probably because we are sailing off season and this is the rainy season. Our trip from Makemo to Fatu Hiva the squalls have been helpful because the lack of wind. We’re almost excited to see a squall pop on […]
For our non-sailing friends a starboard tack is when the wind contacts first (also referred to as windward) the starboard (right) side of the boat and a port tack, the port side is to windward. We’ve all seen beautiful sailing boats that are not level but look like they are […]
Let’s play a game . . . Math Be Hard For Sailors Game. The phrase “math be hard for sailors” is said by Wade often as a joke and Sara always laughs because Wade is a human calculator and in no way is math hard for him. The objective of […]