Category Archives: At Sea

Water

Posted on August 15, 2010 by KC2RIY

The winds died somewhat overnight giving us perfect Code Zero weather – had it been light. We weren’t going to hoist it at night given our earlier experiences. Dinner was, you guessed it, mahi mahi. This morning we hoisted the … Continue reading →

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En Route to Aitutaki

Posted on August 14, 2010 by KC2RIY

A small highlight for Friday was when John from Tyee popped over and offer to take Ben wake boarding. This is a bit like water skiing but on a single small board. Ben took to it very quickly and was … Continue reading →

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En route to Tahiti

Posted on June 15, 2010 by KC2RIY

Not a lot to say. Winds were very, very light for most of the day and night. Without a light air sail we’ve been pushing the boat a little bit to get an extra knot. The winds have picked up … Continue reading →

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Kauehi, Tuamotus

Posted on May 30, 2010 by KC2RIY

I was awoken by John at 5am for my regular shift. He had experienced some squalls during his shift and from the radar we still had some around us. Just what we wanted as we approached land. In the light … Continue reading →

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En route to the Tuamotus – day 3

Posted on May 29, 2010 by KC2RIY

This is the last full day of our passage to Kauehi in the Tuamotus. One could say we’re already in the Tuamotus as around sunset we were no more than 13nm away from Tikei. This is a tiny splash of … Continue reading →

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