06/29/2007, Huahine, French Polynesia
The seas continue to build as the gale in the Southern Ocean moves east. Boats that do venture out report very uncomfortable conditions. I don't expect much change for the next couple of days so I am sitting tight and getting lots of projects out of the way.
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06/28/2007, Huahine, French Polynesia
The top story around here continues to be the unusual weather. Today the wind clocked around from the north and then from the west and now from the south. The wind velocity is high but it is the height of the seas that is most concerning. The swell is forecast to be 9 - 14 ft. with a short period (the time between waves). I'm staying put for a couple more days to see what happens. The surfers are happy.
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06/27/2007, Huahine, French Polynesia
Today has seen total cloud cover which is very unusual for French Polynesia this time of year. There is a low pressure system far to the south which is causing heavy seas and and a change in wind direction locally. The wind shift would make it easier for me to sail back to Tahiti, which is my plan, but I am not anxious to deal with 8-12 ft seas. I will wait for tomorrow's weather forecast before making a move. In the mean time I am busy with boat projects which never end.
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06/26/2007, Huahine, French Polynesia
The quality of meals onboard Sand Dollar will return to their previous state now that Bob and Dana have left for Seattle. They were excellent company, culinary experts, and got their sea legs in short order. A 34 ft boat does, however, get small for a crew of three after a week and I think they enjoyed their land accommodations the past five days. I would be happy to have them back onboard anytime in the future.
All else is well onboard. Two gals from Friday Harbor, Washington came into the anchorage today on a Baltic 47, a large and fast boat. I had met them in Tahiti 10 days ago and will probably see them again in the northern Cook Islands.
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06/25/2007, Huahine, French Polynesia
Nothing new and exciting going on today, just snorkeling and working on boat projects. The guest crew is now land based and they are enjoying doing not much of anything and doing it well. The weather is fine and the wind seems to have calmed down from last evening and this morning.
Radio transmission of these reports has has been unreliable lately, possibly because Sand Dollar is located too close to mountains which interfere with radio signals. It also could be due to solar activity. Nevertheless, the daily logs will continue but may be tardy.
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06/24/2007, Huahine, French Polynesia
The wind has been gusting to 30 knots on and off all day accompanied by occasional rain showers and a couple of short-lived torrential downpours. The salt has been washed off the boat and the laundry hanging on the rail has been well rinsed. It has been a good day for reading and working in the cabin on miscellaneous boat projects. I did find time when the sun came out to do a little swimming and snorkeling. The sea bed near the anchorage is loaded with small sea cucumbers but not much else. It seems out of balance, but what do I know. I am hoping the wind dies down so I can try casting a fly to the bluefin trevally I saw near the boat while I was snorkeling.
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