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!
Category: At Sea – Daily Passage Reports
Day Eighteen: ETA
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: So close!
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!
Hydroquest coordinates
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: Trying to make friends
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: Southeast trades
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: Milestone
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
Day Thirteen: Equator PROPOSAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Day Thirteen Today, day we cross the equator, was always meant to be a BIG DAY.... But it just got a whole lot bigger. Will and I are down below cleaning up after lunch. We hear weird noises coming from on deck. Giggles, exclamations, laughter - noises not normally associated with taking down laundry. All … Continue reading Day Thirteen: Equator PROPOSAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Day Twelve: Less boring days
Day Twelve Position at time of writing: 01 58N 127 01W Heading 215T Speed 6.5 knots Wind 10 - 12 knots from SE There's been a flurry of activity on board Hydroquest over the past two days. Yesterday was project day for the boys: Will installed another fan in the main salon (kudos to him … Continue reading Day Twelve: Less boring days
Day Ten: ITCZ
Day Ten Position at time of writing: 05 13N 124 32W Heading 210T Speed 5.5 knots Wind 12 E We are officially over halfway to Nuku Hiva and I think it's safe to assume that we're in the ITCZ. Last night we went through six rain and wind squalls: torrential downpour (Vancouver-style) followed by winds … Continue reading Day Ten: ITCZ
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