Posted in Underway on Apr 21st, 2007 5 Comments »
Lat 18 50 Lon 134 49
Ok this is now Roger’s version of the Genoa adventure. You heard the Captain’s account of what happens on a “routine” day but she didn’t say what a great job she is doing and how much we all appreciate her.
Now that I have said that let me tell you [...]
Posted in Underway on Apr 21st, 2007 1 Comment »
Lat 18 50 Lon 134 49
As we each think about the structure and routines of our day we usually begin with the beginning and that is typically getting out of bed and preparing for the day ahead. Well on the boat, as I was giving this some thought, days and nights merely run together [...]
Posted in Underway on Apr 19th, 2007 8 Comments »
19 April 2007
Afternoon sometime
Lat N 18 35
Lon W 130 16
The days are passing by in a blur. We just go from watch to watch, strong (25-30 knots) to weak (10-15 knot) winds, night to day. The constant seems to be the wave and swell height and the unending dreary and overcast sky. [...]
Posted in Underway on Apr 17th, 2007 3 Comments »
Yesterday was a “big” day. At 0021Z (Approximately 6pm California time) after 151 hours of sailing, we logged 1,000 NM since leaving PV. Our position was N18.14.916; W122.13.660. Our average speed over this distance was approximately 6.62 Knots per hour, which wasn’t too bad considering that we spent most of the time [...]
Posted in Underway on Apr 17th, 2007 4 Comments »
Wow, we have covered our first 1000 miles and we are off shore and that is really something. I am not sure what exactly. We have mutinied and made the captain hit the bed and rest for a change after the 1000 mile wine cheese and summer sausage fest.
Did I tell you that we are [...]
