09/19/2011
Here's some video of the storm that we passed through in the South Pacific, on the way from Tahiti to Hawaii, on July 29, 2011.
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09/17/2011, San Francisco, California
We've arrived at the Golden Gate, San Francisco! We had a rough passage last night, the windiest conditions of our passage. The winds were sustained 35 knots gusting to 40, and Calou was swallowed up in the troughs between the huge waves.
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Welcome Home
Bob&Deb HALEY
Enjoy all of the wonderful CA wine for us!
Carla and Doug
Ça doit faire du bien après un tel périple !
♥
09/16/2011, 150 miles west of San Francisco
The last 24 hours have been windy and with big waves: we have winds in the 20 to 25 knot range; the forecast is for 25 to 30 knots later this evening. The good news is that because of this we are making good time: we covered 186 miles in the last 24 hours.
The dolphins play in our bow wave as we make our way eastward with boat speed between 8 and 10 knots. The skies are partly cloudy, and the cold air cuts through jackets and multiple layers of clothing like a knife. We stay bundled up all the time.
Our ETA at Tiburon is still around 1100 to 1200 noon for tomorrow, the 17th. If the winds increase this evening as forecast, however, we might arrive sooner.
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09/15/2011
After a night watch I was greeted by this sunrise, as dolphins escorted us towards the California coast. We covered 150 miles in the last 24 hours.
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09/14/2011, North Pacific Ocean
We have light winds coming from the North West, perfect conditions for a spinnaker run. The skies are sunny and the seas are flat. Our ETA is still the morning of Sept 17.
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09/13/2011
Antoine sits at the helm of CALOU.
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09/13/2011, North Pacific Ocean
Last night we had fairly light winds in the 10 knot range and we weren't heeling too much, so I made two pizzas for dinner. (You need a fairly level boat in order to mix and knead dough without it going all over the place). They were with grilled chicken pieces, onions, bell peppers, pesto sauce and cheese. We put anchovies on half of each pizza.
The change in temperature as we head north comes slowly and sneaks up on you. Whereas previously we have been used to wearing shorts and a thin tee shirt, We now put on long pants, long sleeved shirts, and jackets just to go out in the cockpit in the daytime. At night another layer of warm clothing, hat and gloves, are added over that.
We continue to have excellent sailing weather, we have 14 knots wind speed coming from the North West as we sail towards the North East to our next waypoint.
We covered 160 miles in the last 24 hours, at an average speed of 6.7 knots. At that rate we should be arriving in San Francisco Bay the morning of Saturday, September 17.
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09/12/2011, North Pacific Ocean
Last night a cold front swept over us, bringing with it squalls and rain. My midnight to 4 a.m. watch was cold and wet, as a light rain came down from astern and covered everything. I took shelter under the dodger using the bimini cloth as a shield. Right around 4 a.m. the rain stopped and the wind dropped to zero, just as Peter was getting up to start his watch. Peter ended up motoring during all of his 4 hour watch. Starting around 8 a.m. the winds picked up, this time coming from the North West. We are sailing on a port tack for the first time in months.
This afternoon we are sailing in pleasant partly cloudy skies with 10 knots wind coming from the North North West.
We covered 154 miles in the last 24 hours.
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