Aquila Pacific
Ken Britten and Sandra Aamodt sailed from San Francisco Bay to New Zealand via the South Pacific and then returned home via Hawaii on their 45-foot ketch, Aquila.
27 November 2009
10 September 2009 | slip F-261, Richmond Marina Bay
10 September 2009 | Drake's Bay
09 September 2009 | Green water
08 September 2009 | about 200 miles out
07 September 2009 | near the Pacific great circle routes
06 September 2009 | under high pressure
05 September 2009 | about 600 miles out
04 September 2009 | North Pacific Ocean
03 September 2009 | North Pacific Ocean
02 September 2009 | North Pacific Gyre
01 September 2009 | North Pacific Gyre
31 August 2009 | North Pacific Gyre
30 August 2009 | North Pacific Gyre
29 August 2009 | North Pacific Gyre
28 August 2009 | North Pacific Ocean
27 August 2009 | North Pacific Ocean
26 August 2009 | North Pacific Ocean
25 August 2009 | North Pacific Ocean
24 August 2009 | North Pacific Ocean
The circle is closed
10 September 2009 | slip F-261, Richmond Marina Bay
Ken
That pretty much says it all. We're back!
The run in from Drake's Bay was glass-calm and foggy. Sandra said, correctly, that the 5 miles near the entrance to San Francisco Bay were the most dangerous of our entire voyage. But the fog has cleared, and we're lolling in the cockpit with adult beverages, admiring the familiar view of the skyline of San Francisco. It still seems weird. Hard to know if this should be strange or familiar. But we're cruisers now, and we're just happy with a nice sunny day in a nice harbor. Tomorrow, who knows?
The run in from Drake's Bay was glass-calm and foggy. Sandra said, correctly, that the 5 miles near the entrance to San Francisco Bay were the most dangerous of our entire voyage. But the fog has cleared, and we're lolling in the cockpit with adult beverages, admiring the familiar view of the skyline of San Francisco. It still seems weird. Hard to know if this should be strange or familiar. But we're cruisers now, and we're just happy with a nice sunny day in a nice harbor. Tomorrow, who knows?
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| Vessel Name: | Aquila |
| Vessel Make/Model: | Huntingford Sea Maid 45 |
| Hailing Port: | Winters, CA |
| Crew: | Ken Britten |
| About: | Sandra Aamodt is a freelance science writer and the coauthor of Welcome to Your Brain: Why You Lose Your Car Keys but Never Forget How to Drive and Other Puzzles of Everyday Life. |
| Extra: | staysail ketch LOA, 45 feet LWL, 37 feet beam, 13 feet displacement, 31,000 pounds draft, 6 feet, 5 inches sail area, 967 square feet 80 hp Cummins diesel |
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Seeing the South Pacific
Who: Ken Britten
Port: Winters, CA
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