Monthly Archives: April 2010

Woke up for my 2-5 am shift with the news Steve had been attacked by a suicidal flying fish. We have developed a small diesel leak and Steve had opened their bedroom window to get some ventilation, during the night … Continue reading →

For this passage, my first watch of the day starts at 5am ship time, the first hour of which is in the dark. I usually use this time to write my blog waiting for light. As we progress west this … Continue reading →

When I woke up this morning I was delighted to discover we had wind and we were sailing. It wasn’t coming from a perfect direction but at least we were heading west. I felt we were flying but in reality … Continue reading →

Woke up this morning and the Galapagos Islands were out of sight. Winds still not great, but a little in our favor, but we brought out the Code Zero and made some way towards our target if not a bit … Continue reading →

I woke for my 5am shift to learn we had cleared the confused seas and winds to the south of Isabella and were now smoothly sailing albeit in light winds from the SSE. As the day progressed this presented us … Continue reading →