We arrived in the Tuamotus (Dangerous Archipelago) yesterday. Paradise found. After waiting outside Fakarava's south pass for about an hour we put out a general hail on the VHF, channel 16. “This is sailing vessel Hydroquest, Hydroquest. Is there anyone who can tell us how the pass is for entering?” Another cruiser answered us and … Continue reading Fakarava South and the shark comfort curve
Position at time of writing: 10 58S 141 14W Heading 200T Speed avg 6.0 knots Wind 12-18 knots from ESE Squalls everywhere (gusts to 30) Nuku Hiva’s Taiohae Bay was our home for one week. The setting is beautiful with jungle-filled hillsides, craggy peaks, and palm, pamplemoose, and breadfruit trees lining the bay. The water … Continue reading Farewell Marquises
Thanks everyone for your love, support and well wishes over the past few weeks. We don't receive blog comments at sea but we had a total blast reading them all last night once we were connected to wifi. Don't miss the video at the bottom.... More footage to follow in the coming weeks. FIRST STEPS BACK ON LAND FOR TEAM HYDROQUEST (low … Continue reading PHOTOS from our crossing!
Day Nineteen We made landfall in Taiohae Bay, Nuku Hiva an hour ago. Seeing land, approaching this majestic and beautiful island, and anchoring in this lush green bay has been one of the most incredible experiences of my life. We are safe. We are happy. We are drinking beer. We are going to shore!
Day Eighteen Position at time of writing: 07 06S 138 26W Heading 215T Speed avg 6.0 knots Wind 10 -12 knots from SSE A perfect sail right now - beach reach in seas with a long, consistent swell pattern. We have a Garmin GPSMAP 720s chart plotter mounted in the cockpit just next to the … Continue reading Day Eighteen: ETA
Day Seventeen Position at time of writing: 05 50S 136 16W Heading 250T Speed avg 6.5 knots Wind 15 knots from SE (Woops, my last blog post wasn't actually a blog post, but instead an email to our friends on Starship. Ooops!) Day Seventeen and we're sooo close! We've started talking in numbers and calculations: … Continue reading Day Seventeen: So close!
Hey guys, We still probably haven't caught up to you yet, but we're close. It look like we'll make landfall on Tuesday early evening. Hopefully before the sun goes down! Too bad we're not going to the same place... Our position at 12:55am UTC: 05 50S 136 16W Heading 250T Speed avg 6.5 knots Wind … Continue reading Hydroquest coordinates
Day Sixteen Position at time of writing: 04 24S 133 22W Heading 240T Speed 8.0 knots Wind 25 knots from SE The south pacific ocean certainly has a personality - a bitchy one. Three days in and we are still feeling leery of her; unsure of what face she will show us next. Every time … Continue reading Day Sixteen: Trying to make friends
Day Fifteen Position at time of writing: 02 52S 131 04W Heading 230T Speed 7.5 knots Wind 18 - 22 knots from SE I think it's safe to say that we've hit the southeast trade winds that are going to push us all the way to the Marquesas. Blue skies, fluffy white clouds, a consistent … Continue reading Day Fifteen: Southeast trades
Day Fourteen Position at time of writing: 01 14 SOUTH! 129 25W Heading 225T Speed 7 knots Wind 10 - 12 knots from SE Day Thirteen was obviously a pretty special day. We celebrated Ben and Katy's exciting news in style with a bottle of champagne, popped on the foredeck, as the sun shone through … Continue reading Day Fourteen: Milestone
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