Author Archives: Bill Kinney

The events of the last two days have been driven completely by a little, tiny, 8mm set screw. That screw came loose on the wind steering vane, which allowed it to fall out of alignment, which lead to it twisting … Continue reading →

I’ll have more of an update later, but we had some more issues around our autopilot. We have decided to head in to Southern California to get it fixed.

I know you have all been waiting on the edge of your seats to find out the solution to yesterday’s riddle. I’ll get to it in a minute… There is so much new and different it is hard to pick … Continue reading →

There was much head scratching on board yesterday evening. I used the “odometer” readout on our GPS to determine our miles run for the day that I posted yesterday with such glee. Even under those nearly ideal conditions I was … Continue reading →

Yesterday shortly after noon I set out a fishing line for the first time on this trip. We had seen some evidence of fish and a little bit of bird activity, so what the heck! While in the middle of … Continue reading →

Early this morning we crossed the “magic” line from coastal weather to the tradewinds, those more or less constant winds that blow across the subtropical oceans. Big breeze and a few light showers announced the change in weather pattern and … Continue reading →

After a very frustrating start yesterday where we struggled to find enough wind to get the boat moving away from the coast, an pick up in the breeze overnight got the boat running like a dog with a bone in … Continue reading →

Going has been really slow. The wind has been light and variable, and mostly from the south. There is a long swell coming in from the West, which has made going kind of sloppy. Karen is “getting her sea legs”, … Continue reading →

The weather between the mainland and Hawai’i is stabilizing, Jimena is still a major hurricane, but is heading away from waters where we will be, and he has no friends close on his heels. So…tomorrow is our departure day. We … Continue reading →