Aquavit: Pac Cup 2016
| Vessel Name: | Aquavit |
| Vessel Make/Model: | Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 42iP |
| Hailing Port: | San Francisco |
| Crew: | Michael, Bill, Joe, Patrick and Karl |
| Extra: | 8/3/16 - On a quest from Kaneohe, Hawaii back to San Francisco with new Crew: Michael, Bill, Joe, Patrick and Karl 7/11/16 - On a quest to Kaneohe, Oaho, Hawaii with Crew: Michael, Mike, Bill, Paulo, Magnus and George |
20 August 2016
Getting from there to here
As much as we would like to take all the credit for our long voyage across the Pacific, we have had a steady and reliable aid guiding us along. That aid is the multitude of instruments we have to tell us things like: where are we? Are we going in the right direction? How fast are we going? Is [...]
19 August 2016
Sea Creatures
For the most part, the life in the deep ocean is under the water and not seen, but there have been some remarkable sightings on this trip. Here's a taste of what we have encountered.
18 August 2016
SF approach, full moon and meteor
This is an interesting part of the return trip. We had the hard sailing north from Hawaii into the prevailing swell. We had the sinister high pressure that was following us everywhere we went in the middle of the trip. Now, finally we are on track towards SF. It's a good feeling to be making [...]
18 August 2016
Heavy Weather Sailing
It's almost a relief hitting the heavy weather portion of our trip. We were worrying about the gale for so long, and the large seas and high winds that it would bring where we were further south, that when it finally hits we know what to expect. As our last correspondence with the weather guys states: "There [...]
15 August 2016
Whales and Weather
Saw a pod of killer whales yesterday, passed all around us, and one followed us for a few minutes. This is their place and they are curious about us. I've seen lots of killer whales in the San Juans, but new and exciting to several others.
14 August 2016
Weather
Seems like we've been plagued by the adverse weather this trip. On the way to Hawaii we encountered large, confused, seas and then Hurricane Darby. The last leg of the trip to Kanehoe was rushing like madmen to avoid been trapped at sea for days while the storm system passed. (We arrived at 4pm. Boats [...]
Chugging along / SWAM in Pacific Ocean / We've got a fish
We started motoring yesterday at 8am (Hawaii time) and are continuing to do so...raised sails for a few minutes this morning in hopes of a wind change but it was only a localized squall that gave us 14kts for a short time. Back to 4kts wind and motoring.
We made the decision yesterday not to chase the wind south, but rather to motor eastward. Just downloaded the grib files and weather forecasts and the news is not good...looks like the Pacific High (low wind area) is moving with us eastward! Hope that changes soon. Never thought I'd become so fixated on weather files, forecasts, pacific highs and lows, etc. But it is essential that we catch some wind for at least 500 miles to the coast. (We've got about 1100 miles to go, almost at half way point).
Caught another fish yesterday...a yellowfin tuna, about 12.5 lbs. a big one, and two days eating. Smiles and good cheer all around We dined on sashimi and poke for dinner. We had just stopped the boat for a swim...lovely...and started up again when the fish got on the line. About 5pm, just in time for dinner. (Out with the Safeway lasagna, in with the fresh fish!).
Almost half way...and will be switching our watches from Hawaii to California time this afternoon.
From Aquavit,
Michael
