Monthly Archives: October 2011

First Catch of the Day

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Fiji->NZ: Day 4

322nm to go to Marsden Cove. All is well aboard. Another t-shirt day. In fact, when inside I had to take even that off, it was too warm. Is this really the same patch of ocean we’ve traveled twice before? … Continue reading

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Fiji->NZ: Day 3

477nm to go to Marsden Cove. All is well aboard. Imagine a dinner plate 4 miles across and you sitting in the middle. That’s our world. From the deck of a sail boat the horizon is on 2 miles away … Continue reading

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Fiji->NZ: Day 2

Day 2 is usually the day the crew fall into the groove of ocean sailing and true to form, that began to happen aboard Dignity. Until now we were all on a watch/eat/sleep cycle. On day 2, we all managed … Continue reading

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Fiji->NZ: Day 1

Day 1 the wind and seas both calmed down allowing us to point a little closer to the wind and stay moving well and comfortable. We’re still gradually drifting west of the rhumb line but the forecast is in our … Continue reading

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