Adventures of Orcinius

11 September 2015 | HOME - Vancouver WA
24 August 2015 | 46 11.4'N:123 51.4'W, Port of Astoria Marina
22 August 2015 | 46 42.0'N:132 09,4'W, 330 West of CR Bouy, Astoria
21 August 2015 | 46 41.8'N:136 13.8'W, 500 West of Astoria
20 August 2015 | 46 22.82'N:140 28.00'W, East end of High
20 August 2015 | 46 22.80'N:140 28.32'W, Middle of High Same as Fish
20 August 2015 | 46 22.79'N:140 28.57'W, Middle of High
20 August 2015 | 46 22.7'N:140 30.2'W, 675 Miles West of CR
20 August 2015 | 45 57.6'N:144 54.0'W, East End of the High
18 August 2015 | 44 38.2'N:147 57.0'W, 1000 NM to Astoria
18 August 2015 | 43 31.0'N:150 28.0'W, 1126 NM to Astoria
17 August 2015 | 41 40.1'N:153 00.1'W, 1200 miles West of Astoria
16 August 2015 | 39 30.1'N:154 53.1'W, West end of the North Pacific High
15 August 2015 | 37 34.5'N:156 00.0'W, 1011 North of Oahu
15 August 2015 | 37 04.5'N:156 23.0'W, 983 North of Oahu
14 August 2015 | 34 12.3'N:157 26.1'W, 800 North of Oahu
13 August 2015 | 31 50.0'N:158 06.5'W, 650 North of Oahu
12 August 2015 | 29 02.0'N:158 51.0'W, 330 North of Oahu
11 August 2015 | 26 32.0'N:158 59.0'W, 330 North of Oahu
09 August 2015 | 23 44.1'N:158 49.4'W, 140 N of Oahu

Zipidy Do Dah

12 April 2012 | 11 29'S:112 02'W, 9th Day out of Galapagos - 1763 miles under our belt, 1570 to go
John
So I hope Lisa has been taking care of all of you on the blog the last couple of day.

It seems like when it is time to do the blog I am up to my fanny in the swamp and the aligators are nipping at it. So the freezer gave up the ghost completely. Turned it off, cleaned it and have it cracked open to stay fresh. Any of the goodies that were in it have been moved to the main refrigerator or the outside refrigerator. Connected the outside refrigerator up to the DC circiut the boat was designed with but someone decided to disconnect in the breaker panel. Stays cold all the time now. Also have some gremlins in the inverter/charger system and the main DC power leads from the batteries to the mains panel. Dropping over 1/2 volts in about 8 feet of 0000 wire. Inverter/charger keeps going into overheat. Pulled the berth apart and uncovered the inverter to see if it needed more air. Seems to work today as it hasn't gone into overheat. Also recycled the main power switches off and on several times in case there was some corrosion on the contacts. Didn't help s o maybe we are loading it more than I thought.

We are finally really moving again. Looks like we can catch back up with those turtles that passed us in the last three days. New sail configuration dictated by the wind direction out of about 120 today. Got the main at double reef and are flying the heavier asymetrical spinnaker. With 17kts of wind we are moving right along at about 10kts over water. Speed over ground is a different story as the currents are not necessarily in our favor so it ends up leaving us with about 7.5-8 kts per hour towards Hiva Oa.

We have an emergency broadcast alarm on our boat to stir all hands on deck. At 0300 this morning when it was time for me to go on shift, Lisa decided to test the system to see if it works. Well the system works fine the net results were rather dissapointing, I didn't loose a wink. My swamp dream was disturbed by Lisa tugging on my leg to wake me and I thought it was the gremlin in the swamp.

So when I finally am awake and coming on shift, Lisa briefs me on the squals that had been running over the top of us. She said there hadn't been much rain and only a slight shift in the wind. Lucky me, it was my turn, the next squal lasted for about 1hr 45minutes, rained like the devil, packed some 30kts winds, and forced me to turn due south. It really was my turn because most of these go through in early to late night and usually on her shift. She isn't happy when they do.

So that is all the excitement for now and tomorrow will bring another day and with new and different challenges.

John
Comments
Vessel Name: ORCINIUS
Vessel Make/Model: Lagoon 440
Hailing Port: Vancouver, Washington
Crew: John LeDoux & Lisa Danger
About:
Sailing since the mid 90's. Prior to this trip, 4 sailing adventures from Vancouver WA to the San Juan and Gulf Islands in the Straits of Juan de Fuca. Bought ORCINIUS in West Palm Beach Fl in April 2010. Sailed her South through the Panama Canal and back up the West coast to home port. [...]
Extra: Lisa is the real captain. I have never been at the helm when docking or anchoring, she has a great touch to docking.
Home Page: www.orcinius.com

Who: John LeDoux & Lisa Danger
Port: Vancouver, Washington