The wind became an eerie calm as we entered the thickest part of the ITCZ. The air was moist, hazy, and absent of wind. All around us a wall of grey with spots of dark patches connecting the clouds to the ocean, it’s if a cloud sat on the ocean […]
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What day is it? It is amazing how easy it is to lose track of what day it is after a few days at sea, but counting the number of noon reports written and adding them to our departure date, or looking at a laptop, or the SSB, or the […]
Oh, what a wonderful and starry night! We both slept well and the red morning did not prove to be a warning. We are not as concerned of storms today because we have Cumulus and Stratocumulus clouds around us. This is good, as well as the infrared satellite WeatherFax showing […]
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, […]