The Return of Miss Tilly
09 October 2019 | 43 31.000'N:135 43.000'W, 478 Nautical Miles to the Straits
08 October 2019 | 42 34.000'N:136 3.000'W, 581 Nautical Miles to the Straits
07 October 2019 | 41 11.000'N:138 14.000'W, 720 Nautical Miles to the Straits
05 October 2019 | 38 23.000'N:144 58.000'W, 1600 Nautical Miles Closer to Seattle with about 1,200 Left
04 October 2019 | 37 55.000'N:146 40.000'W, 1500 Nautical Miles Closer to Seattle with about 1,000 Left
04 October 2019 | 37 55.000'N:146 40.000'W, 1500 Nautical Miles Closer to Seattle with about 1,000 Left
04 October 2019 | 37 42.000'N:148 06.000'W, 1400 Nautical Miles Closer to Seattle
30 September 2019 | 32 48.000'N:153 09.000'W, 880 Nautical Miles Closer to Seattle
29 September 2019 | 30 56.000'N:154 32.000'W, 722 Nautical Miles Along
29 September 2019 | 30 56.000'N:154 32.000'W, 722 Nautical Miles Along
29 September 2019 | 30 56.000'N:154 32.000'W, 722 Nautical Miles Along
28 September 2019 | 28 37.000'N:155 04.000'W, About 600 nm North of Hawaii
28 September 2019 | 28 37.000'N:155 04.000'W, About 600 nm North of Hawaii
27 September 2019 | 26 51.000'N:155 26.000'W, About 400 nm North of Hawaii
26 September 2019 | 23 57.000'N:156 31.000'W, 200 Nautical miles north of Oahu; 225 nm from Honolulu
26 September 2019 | 23 10.649'N:156 046.518'W, 140 Nautical miles north of Oahu; 170 nm from Honolulu
12 September 2019 | 21 19.48'N:158 07.17'W, 220 nautical miles north of Oahu
09 September 2019 | 21 19.48'N:158 07.17'W, Ko Olina, Oahu
09 September 2019 | 21 19.48'N:158 07.17'W, Ko Olina, Oahu
31 October 2018 | 21 17.900'N:157 50.33'W, Off the Kona Coast of Hawaii
Recent Blog Posts
09 October 2019 | 43 31.000'N:135 43.000'W, 478 Nautical Miles to the Straits
The Great Adventure Continues - Day 15
Day 15 �- Wednesday, October 9 �- The Great Adventure Continues �- Today is great, but yesterday was NOT!! Sorry, but this will be more detailed than any posting to date �- due to the nature of yesterday�'s events!!
08 October 2019 | 42 34.000'N:136 3.000'W, 581 Nautical Miles to the Straits
The Great Adventure Continues - Day 13 and the End is in Sight
Hi All,
07 October 2019 | 41 11.000'N:138 14.000'W, 720 Nautical Miles to the Straits
The Great Adventure Continues - Day 12 and the End is in Sight
Day 12 �- Sunday, October 6 �- The Great Adventure Continues �- But this leg of the Adventure is now winding down!!!!!! We are four days out of the Straits and Washington State!!
Great Adventure Return - Day 12 - Sunday, October 21
22 October 2018 | 8 50.978'N:145 32.513'W, Still In the ITCZ
Richard Little
Hi all,
Today has been uneventful, hot and humid, but beautiful. The main story of the day is that while there is some minor wind, it has been coming from the wrong direction, so we have been mostly running under engine power since yesterday. We did get about eight hours today with no engine, but we were going so slow, we felt like we would be out here forever so finally started the engine. All of this is a result of us being in the ITCZ and the doldrums. From the forecasts we are getting from PredictWind (and not our weather guru), we will be under engine power all night and until about noon tomorrow (when we reach 10 degrees north latitude). At that time we believe we will start picking up some mild winds from the northeast, which will allow us to finally turn northwest to start a course to Hawaii �- first to the southwest tip of the Big Island and then around it with another 160 mile run into Honolulu. Hallelujah!
We had no rain today, but late this afternoon, like every afternoon, squalls form on the horizon and absolutely dump rain �- just not on us!! Now that I know I can add pictures to my blog post I have included a photo I took late this afternoon of one squall to the northwest of us about 10 miles away. It is pretty clear that it is dumping a solid wall of water on the area below it. They are pretty impressive to see, particularly when we are about to go into one. They are often accompanied by high winds around the edges, so when we see one that is imminent, we reef the sails and start the engine just as a matter of caution. So far, though, most have missed us.
We are really looking forward to exiting the ITCZ and picking up the Eastern Trade Winds. The forecast is showing that they will be strong in the 15 to 20 and 25 knot speed, with gusts to 30. That will feel so good and we will start to make significant speed for the remainder of the week, after Tuesday.
I will say good night now and shower so I can lay down in my bed and sweat until my watch starts at 2:00 am. The heat and humidity is another reason we can�'t wait to pick up the Eastern Trades!!!
Richard
Today has been uneventful, hot and humid, but beautiful. The main story of the day is that while there is some minor wind, it has been coming from the wrong direction, so we have been mostly running under engine power since yesterday. We did get about eight hours today with no engine, but we were going so slow, we felt like we would be out here forever so finally started the engine. All of this is a result of us being in the ITCZ and the doldrums. From the forecasts we are getting from PredictWind (and not our weather guru), we will be under engine power all night and until about noon tomorrow (when we reach 10 degrees north latitude). At that time we believe we will start picking up some mild winds from the northeast, which will allow us to finally turn northwest to start a course to Hawaii �- first to the southwest tip of the Big Island and then around it with another 160 mile run into Honolulu. Hallelujah!
We had no rain today, but late this afternoon, like every afternoon, squalls form on the horizon and absolutely dump rain �- just not on us!! Now that I know I can add pictures to my blog post I have included a photo I took late this afternoon of one squall to the northwest of us about 10 miles away. It is pretty clear that it is dumping a solid wall of water on the area below it. They are pretty impressive to see, particularly when we are about to go into one. They are often accompanied by high winds around the edges, so when we see one that is imminent, we reef the sails and start the engine just as a matter of caution. So far, though, most have missed us.
We are really looking forward to exiting the ITCZ and picking up the Eastern Trade Winds. The forecast is showing that they will be strong in the 15 to 20 and 25 knot speed, with gusts to 30. That will feel so good and we will start to make significant speed for the remainder of the week, after Tuesday.
I will say good night now and shower so I can lay down in my bed and sweat until my watch starts at 2:00 am. The heat and humidity is another reason we can�'t wait to pick up the Eastern Trades!!!
Richard
Comments
Gallery not available