We assume we've encountered the SPCZ - South Pacific Convergence Zone. Since sunrise we've been trying to dodge squalls - mostly unsuccessfully. The wind died down so we have the engine on. It's kind of nice because it means we can run the radar without worrying about the batteries. Squalls actually show up on the … Continue reading A wet day

We've had 25 knot winds from the NE since dawn. Hydroquest's sails are reefed down, but she's still moving along nicely. Unfortunately the wind has brought big seas so we've spent the entire day hiding out down below. It's a roller coaster once again and much easier to ride it out while lying down flat. … Continue reading TGIF

It's a good feeling to move into the second half of the trip. We have approximately 460 nm's to go which should mean landfall on Sunday evening. Yesterday the winds were fairly light and today they have filled in a bit more. We're doing a consistent 6 knots but it would be nice to get … Continue reading Over halfway

Ahoy from Hydroquest! We are continuing to enjoy these wonderful conditions. We finally jibed the pole this morning so are now wing on wing once again, on a better course. Our course has been a quite erratic so far because we're just trying to stay comfortable and not create too much work for ourselves. Yes, … Continue reading Ahoy

Except for birds, we have seen very little wildlife on our sea passages - until today. I didn't meet our first guest, and I'm kind of glad about it. I emerged from napping down below at around 11am and Will told me we'd had a visit from a very large, very nosy shark that swam … Continue reading Visitors

Just a quick note to say all is well! We left the protected lagoon of Bora Bora at 4pm yesterday and, as usual, found ourselves in a big swell with lots of wind. It was an uncomfortable night. Today things are looking up - the swell has diminished a bit (as predicted) and we're moving … Continue reading Underway