The thermometer says we have reached the frigid temperature of 65 degrees, which surprisingly has us both wearing jackets. Obviously we are going to have to go through an adjustment period. But why are we going to a colder place where we need to adjust? Perhaps Captain Ron says it […]
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Another day, another mahi. 🙂 The mahi bite is starting to slow, but the area from Hawaii to 600 miles north thereof seems plentiful with them. Now if we were to ask if the mahi could be just a little bigger, would that make us look disgracefully unappreciative? Thankfully and […]
Today we entered deeper into a high pressure system and as expected the wind became lighter. By 9:30 am we had to start the engine to motor-sail. And at around noon the sea became a glassy calm and we put away our sails that were just hanging limp. Further north […]
They just keep coming. We caught three nice size Mahi’s today! By the time we get to Dutch Harbor we won’t have any more freezer space, haha. There is a substantial high pressure area a couple days north of us and we may not have much wind for a day […]
Poseidon’s Garden theory is in effect and working wonderfully! We are no longer circulating the water through the tubes in King Neptune’s Garden. Generally, on a timer 16 times a day water is pumped from a reservoir, stored in one of our compartments, into the top garden tube (aka fence […]
Hooray Sara is feeling much better. No medicines or special remedies. Just plan ol’ small sips of water, small bits of food, and rest. We are so happy for our cockpit enclosure. We cannot express enough how much more comfortable our sailing experience has been enhanced by this simple piece […]
We are tied up in the Ala Wai Small Boat Harbor. This morning we hit the ground running with errands. We first called customs who notified Agriculture. We then sorted out boat slip details and waited for customs and agriculture to meet us at our boat. Both customs and agriculture […]
So close we can taste the ham, but sadly we think we’ll be too late. Next Monday no holding us back from a giant hunk ham for Monday Night BBQ. We were making great speed of 7 to 8.5 knots with the Bumblebee spinnaker, but the wind increased to 25 […]
Around 4:00 AM Sara scurried about the cockpit starring hard at the radar then moving quickly to look ahead starboard then to port, her eyes straining, her mind questioning, “Is that a boat? Is that a light? Is my mind playing tricks” The radar dots appear then quickly disappear except […]
As we are concluding our second week at sea, we both have the feeling of “are we there yet”? We were pleased the winds increased enough for us to have brief moments of sailing 9 knots. Generally the wind is not steady enough to maintain the 9 knots, but steady […]
Each night seems to get colder the closer we get to Hawaii. We understand there is a cold front positioned above the islands, but piling on the layers in the night has us thinking about a cozy warm full boat enclosure. Christmas 2015 Wade found a deal on a few […]
This morning began with the wind becoming more light and soon it was blowing only 8 to 9 knots even though the forecast called for just a little bit more wind. We talked about flying a spinnaker, but decided to be patient and see if the wind would improve, especially […]