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

The wind has arrived!

27 May 2012 | Past halfway between Hawaii and SF
Ron
We shut down the motor around 4am this morning (at the start of my shift) and have been sailing all day. We are still heading into the wind. The forecast says it is supposed to change and be behind us tomorrow, but they've been wrong a lot. We spent some time coming up with what GRIBs stand for (these are the weather reports we get). Sean came up with "Generally Really Inaccurate BS".

It's cloudier, a bit colder, and there is a nice gentle breeze. Those of you praying for wind please stop immediately, we have enough now :-)

We are now on a course directly toward the Golden Gate (great circle still, so we will go a little further north).

Other than an overload on the genoa furler, things are working pretty well. Sean climbed up on the foredeck and cleared that this morning We had to head downwind during the repair process, but that didn't affect our position too much. We are in good shape on water, food, and fuel. Other than being a little tired, everyone is in good shape.
Comments
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