There is a sailor’s tale that a red night is a sailor’s delight and a red morning is a sailor’s warning. This morning the sunrise illuminated the sky with deep red and orange; which reminded us of this old sailor’s tale. As we make our approach to the Inter-Tropical Convergence […]
North Pacific Cruising
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Every sailor tells tales of the beautiful lit night sky with a bright moon and twinkling stars, not even a picture can give it justice. If this was our first sail then we could easily think someone has been pulling our leg because it has been black, really black, so […]
As we waved good-bye to friends anchored in the shadow of Diamond Head at the annual flotilla off Waikiki Beach, we began at 3:00 PM on July 4 our sail south to Fanning Island. Our average course was about 170 degrees and at noon on July 5th we have only […]
Our first Noon Report! Position 21 degrees 19′ North and 157 degrees 45 minutes West, speed zero; yep we are still in Honolulu. But, yes, really, we are really, really are leaving right now! There is not much to report other than all systems are a “go”, weather systems included, […]