Huzzah Cruising the Northwest

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11 October 2016 | Moorea, French Polynesia
Gerry
After we departed Bora Bora yesterday, the modest winds we were sailing died just before sunset. So we motored through the night pursuing some light winds north of us to no avail. The weather forecast we've been relying on (Predict Wind) says we're currently in 7 knots of true wind, but the actual wind may be as little as one knot - not nearly enough to sail in. And since we don't have enough fuel to motor to the nearest Island with diesel fuel between here and Hawaii (Christmas Is.), we sit and wait. We've already used about a tenth of our diesel to get our 100 nm of progress. This waiting is not as easy as it sounds. Six foot swells roll the boat violently from side to side in an otherwise calm ocean. We dropped the sails to keep them from being destroyed by thrashing in the rigging. We have moved 2 miles in the last 3 hours, thanks to an ocean current. The sun is out and the temperature is 87 degrees, but the boat interior is 92 F. So we wait to see what will happen first - we go crazy and motor back to Bora Bora, or the wind comes in. I'll let you know! Huzzah clear.
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Vessel Name: Huzzah
Vessel Make/Model: Jeanneau 45.2 built in '99 for the BVI Charter fleet. Purchased in 2011 in Seattle, and began an extensive re-fit.
Hailing Port: Gig Harbor, WA
Crew: Gerry & Jody Gilbert
About: Retired professionals living the dream. Gerry & friends do the ocean passages, wife Jody & the kids fly in for the cruising. Departed the PNW for Mexico & So. Pacific September 2015, Returned to Gig Harbor July 2017 .
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Huzzah \(ˌ)hə-ˈzä\ : an exclamation of joy, applause, appreciation — or shout of acclaim. Huzzah may be categorized with such interjections as hoorah and hooray. According to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), in the 17th and 18th centuries it was identified as a sailor's cheer or [...]
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