Hello all, POS: 28* 39.0 S 114* 44.5 W SOG: 4.8 COG: 240 DTG: 849 NM to Pitcairn Water temp: 22.4 C Outside temp: 22.4 C During the night another line of...
Hello all, POS: 27* 23.6 S 113* 08.4 W SOG: 6.3 COG: 255 DTG: 923 NM to Pitcairn Water...
On our last day on Easter Island we participated in a beach cleanup. When you think of a beach cleanup, you might imagine sandy beaches and sunshine. So did I. However, when we arrived this was not exactly what...
We are nearing Rapa Nui. It is the most eastern part of the Polynesian triangle, and one of the more isolated islands in the Pacific. Its closest neighbor lies 931km to the east, Isla Salas y Gómez, and...
Heavy weather, rain, and calms amongst passing showers A night of heavy weather sailing. A good northerly 25kn blow, but one after the other squalls and showers brought stronger gusts...
The weather has not calmed down yet and we have almost gotten used to being wet. When I look out of the window, watching the rain pour down, I am happy to be inside. Though , when pulling lines and feeling the wind in...
After a few days of calm seas, sunny weather, holiday vibes, sunburns, and very slow progress we were finally met by a strong wind. We were going too slow for manta trawling, and too slow to make...
Crossing paths with a Low Pressure System. Already from yesterday afternoon, we had to shake off the laziness and calm of a flat windless sea and start sailing on the increasing...
The days of the forecasted calms have passed. The subtropical High is being pushed in the area where we find ourselves by a low pressure coming from the west. Isobars look squeezed in the meteorological prediction software,...
A few days ago, I can’t seem to recall which day specifically as I am only now making some time to write about it, but earlier in the trip we stopped the ship! I didn’t know it was possible to do such a thing with...