There were many times during the week of preparations for this trip where I thought, what the fuck am I doing? Time, money, effort, questions, problems, loneliness. I could be doing so many other things right now. I’d had all these thoughts before and knew it was worth it, so I kept on going, got …
How to put words to the last 40 days…When an unexpected second invitation to return to the Noonsun crew, I jumped at the chance. After getting COVID which barred me from traveling to Greenland for work and also kept me in a hotel for 13 days in July, returning to the South Pacific would be …
What a time we had in the Marquesas! Such wonderful people, such beautiful mountains, such beautiful water. After a few weeks in the Marquesas, we headed to the Tuomotu Islands, a 500 miles, 3 day passage. It was a smooth passage that included landing a 100 lb yellow fin tuna over the course of 2.5 …
Day 26 (28 May 2022) 07:03am Land Ho! We are overjoyed and amazed to think we have sailed about 4,000 nautical miles across the Pacific Ocean. We haven’t seen land since Day 1. Now below some clouds we see the mountainous Fatu-Hiva, the southern most island of the Marquesas. Last night we shared toasts and …
20 May 2022 (Day 18) 0100 2460 nautical miles sailed1368 nm to goCurrent position: 6°S, 116°WSpeed: 7kt (Our max speed is 12.8 kt)Sail plan: double reefed main and jibWind: 19 kt from the SWTemp: 75°FWaves: 3 ft swell from the SE with a period of about 6 seconds. (Too short for our liking.) Clouds: cumulus …
Day 11 (0100) 13 May 2022 1300 nautical miles sailed2500 nm to goCurrent position: 4°S, 95.5°WSpeed: 6kt (Our max speed is 10.9 kr)Sail plan: double reefed main and jibWind: 12 kt from the SWTemp: 75°FWaves: 3 ft swell from the SE with a period of about 6 seconds. (Too short for our liking.) Clouds: noneStars: …
5.5.22 (1100) Day 3 It’s our third day underway. We are eager to get to the trade winds. We’ve been dealing with a counter current of two knots as we deal with headwinds and lumpy seas. We were met with thunder and lightning on the first night but thankfully we were able to keep our …
We’re about to go. Saying goodbye for a handful of weeks to most of our connectivity. The weather looks good, we’re heading out after a few fun days in Las Perlas Islands 30 miles south of Panama City. If you want to track us, here’s the website. It will also have some short daily updates …
4.27.22 On the plane to Panama. The latest Matrix movie is playing on my screen. Planes usually put me in a pensive mood, perhaps it’s a bit of the overview effect of looking out the window that astronauts speak of when seeing the Earth from space. The overview effect combined with the mind-bending nature of …
Precious days on the Maine coast. I soaked it all in. When a huge swell came in from one of the summer off-shore hurricanes, I couldn’t help but explore the outer edge of the offshore island of Isle Au Haut. What I saw was incredible and I wish someone had been with me to see …