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

Anchored

10 September 2009 | Drake's Bay
Ken
Just a quick post to say we made it! We're anchored in the calm of Drake's Bay, with just one boat sharing it. We lost our wind not long after the last post, and had to motor a few hours to get here. But it was nice, lots of birds and a luminous fog-bow to welcome us to land. We cracked a bottle of good fizzy to celebrate, had a very nice meal, and now are getting ready for some well-deserved sleep.
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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

Seeing the South Pacific

Who: Ken Britten
Port: Winters, CA