Category Archives: Underway

Time: 0620 local Lat: 32 51 Log: 150 01 Distance from Hawaii: 814 Distance to Golden Gate: 1385 24 hour distance made good: 132.1 nautical miles All four independent weather models agree on the kind of winds we should have … Continue reading →

Time: 0615 local Lat: 32 38 Log: 152 38 Distance from Hawaii: 737 Distance to Golden Gate: 1503 24 hour distance made good: 110.4 nautical miles First the good news: Drifting around in light winds is over, at least for … Continue reading →

Time: 0630 local Lat: 32 02 Log: 154 30 Distance from Hawaii: 671 Distance to Golden Gate: 1605 24 hour distance made good: 87 nautical miles Yesterday’s morning weather forecast reflected a bit of wishful thinking. Instead of a wind … Continue reading →

Time: 0620 local Lat: 30 59 Log: 155 41 Distance from Hawaii: 595 Distance to Golden Gate: 1684 24 hour distance made good: 130.1 nautical miles The wind has slowed to about 8 knots overnight, and become a bit “fussy” … Continue reading →

Time: 0620 local Lat: 28 57 Log: 156 33 Distance from Hawaii: 466 Distance to Golden Gate: 1777 Ever since we left Hawaii we have been sailing as close to the Northeast Tradewinds as we can. The Tradewinds in the … Continue reading →

Time: 0645 local Lat 26 26 Log 156 30 Distance from Hawaii : 319 Distance to Golden Gate: 1846 Just to give you a little feel for the menu onboard, here was yesterday’s fare: Breakfast: oatmeal Smile, easy to prepare, … Continue reading →

Time: 0800 local Lat: 24 22 Log 156 55 Nothing new and dramatic. It has been so far a bit of a trip of one day after another. We continue to press hard close hauled making our way north. The … Continue reading →

Time: 09:12 local Lat: N22 55 Log: W157 10 We continue to make rapid progress to the north. Boat speed is consistently above 7kt. Winds are running around 20 with gusts to 23. Just tucked it a second reef. It’s … Continue reading →

N21 18.3  W157 23.4 We are sailing close hauled into the tradewinds which are blowing at about 20 knots.  The boat is steering herself, no autoplilot or windvane needed.  We are making almost 7 knots boat speed.  Molokai and Oahu … Continue reading →

We are just rounding Diamond Head, headed for the Molokai Channel. By tomorrow morning well be out of sight of land and at the mercy of the weather we find. The boat is running well, so far no problems!