S/V Adventure

Follow the O'Neil family, sailing in their Catalina 42, on their 2-year sabbatical to see the Pacific coast of the US, Mexico, and Central America, Galapagos, the South Pacific, and New Zealand.

08 June 2012 | Home
05 June 2012 | 100 miles to the Farallons!
02 June 2012 | 475 miles off the coast
31 May 2012 | 579 miles to go
30 May 2012 | 694 miles to go
30 May 2012 | 800 miles to go
29 May 2012 | 915 miles off California
28 May 2012 | Past halfway between Hawaii and SF
27 May 2012 | Past halfway between Hawaii and SF
26 May 2012 | Halfway between Hawaii and SF
24 May 2012 | Middle of the Pacific Ocean
23 May 2012 | Middle of the Pacific Ocean
22 May 2012 | Middle of the Pacific Ocean
21 May 2012 | Middle of the Pacific Ocean
20 May 2012 | Pacific Gyre
16 May 2012 | Pacific Gyre
16 May 2012 | Pacific
18 September 2011 | Home
07 September 2011 | Crossing the southern tip of the big island
05 September 2011 | Pacific

daily status

16 August 2011 | Pacific
Sean
Hi All! Here's a quick rundown of the last 24 hours.

We got hit by a 12 mile squall last night. It didn't produce any wind but did contain a lot of rain. Of course it hit around 3:30 am and I wasn't motivated to do anything but get away from it. I started the engine and we quickly parted company.

Dad had a dream about fixing some guy's sunglasses. He had just the right screwdriver for the small set-screw. I'm not sure the significance of the dream, but I told him that it probably meant that he was going to die in a very painful way.

Tim saw some dolphins as he was relieving himself off of the back of the boat. The dolphins, probably from having to witness Tim reliving himself, quickly retreated and were never seen again.

Dad and I fixed the table today. Dad's really happy to have a table again. I'll wait until tonight to throw Tim into it.

We found the furlex roller furling guide and looked at it a lot harder today. I think that there's something jamming at the top, but can't figure out what. All the halyards have been eliminated as problems. I'm guessing there's a set screw that's protruding and getting caught against something. It'll have to wait until I can get up on the mast and take a look.

Tim made burritos with taco mix. They were very good - we're just hoping we don't get some sort of food poisoning.

We've had a slow day, but we've been able to recoup some. We have about 275 miles to our destination.

I switched to my iPod today and have been much happier with the music selections.

Okay, that's all I've got.

We miss everyone and really appreciate those emails. Mom! Dad really likes to hear about the cats.
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Vessel Name: Adventure
Vessel Make/Model: Catalina 42
Hailing Port: Marina Bay, Richmond CA
Crew: The O'Neil Family
About: Sean (Captain and Line Man) Kathy (Helmswoman and Cook) Tara - 12 years old at trip start, Casey - 11 years old at trip start (Crew and Students)
Extra: We're on a three-year sabbatical from the daily grind to see the Pacific coast of the US, Mexico, Central America and the South Pacific and stopping at New Zealand.

S/V Adventure

Who: The O'Neil Family
Port: Marina Bay, Richmond CA