Sail Cutthroat

North to Seattle 2008 Series 12 June 2008 Lat N 42.57.756 Lon W 144.11.208 Being on a boat the watch is very important, there are no electronics(that we can afford) that can substitute for the ability of a person at the helm observing all around the boat.  The watch person must be observant of all [...]

North to Seattle 2008 Series 11 June 2008 Lat N 42.20.478 Lon W 146.10.772 Yes, we’re still headed for Seattle…no change there. The wind gods are cooperating and while we haven’t had a lot of wind for the past 3 days, we have managed to keep the Genyker (the big ass sail) up for three [...]

North to Seattle 2008 Series 10 June 2008 Lat N 40.34.034 Lon W 148..40.381 Last night was a good one. Very calm seas and constant winds at less than 10 knots are allowing us to keep the Genyker flying and maintaining a steady speed of over 6 knots. There are two highs northeast of us [...]

North to Alaska 2008 Series 9 June 2008 Lat N 38.33.231 Lon W 150.14.511 I am writing this blog entry while on the 2000 – 2400 hour watch as we slowly progress along our projected course NNE through the North Pacific.  We have slowed down significantly from the fast paced days of high trade winds [...]

North to Alaska 2008 Series 8 June 2008 Lat N 35.46.92 Lon W 152.18.00 There were reasons a plenty that popped up at the last minute and stood in the way of me joining this cruise, but happily I put them aside and showed at the appointed time.  And am I ever glad I did! [...]