Adventures of Orcinius
11 September 2015 | HOME - Vancouver WA
24 August 2015 | 46 11.4'N:123 51.4'W, Port of Astoria Marina
22 August 2015 | 46 42.0'N:132 09,4'W, 330 West of CR Bouy, Astoria
21 August 2015 | 46 41.8'N:136 13.8'W, 500 West of Astoria
20 August 2015 | 46 22.82'N:140 28.00'W, East end of High
20 August 2015 | 46 22.80'N:140 28.32'W, Middle of High Same as Fish
20 August 2015 | 46 22.79'N:140 28.57'W, Middle of High
20 August 2015 | 46 22.7'N:140 30.2'W, 675 Miles West of CR
20 August 2015 | 45 57.6'N:144 54.0'W, East End of the High
18 August 2015 | 44 38.2'N:147 57.0'W, 1000 NM to Astoria
18 August 2015 | 43 31.0'N:150 28.0'W, 1126 NM to Astoria
17 August 2015 | 41 40.1'N:153 00.1'W, 1200 miles West of Astoria
16 August 2015 | 39 30.1'N:154 53.1'W, West end of the North Pacific High
15 August 2015 | 37 34.5'N:156 00.0'W, 1011 North of Oahu
15 August 2015 | 37 04.5'N:156 23.0'W, 983 North of Oahu
14 August 2015 | 34 12.3'N:157 26.1'W, 800 North of Oahu
13 August 2015 | 31 50.0'N:158 06.5'W, 650 North of Oahu
12 August 2015 | 29 02.0'N:158 51.0'W, 330 North of Oahu
11 August 2015 | 26 32.0'N:158 59.0'W, 330 North of Oahu
09 August 2015 | 23 44.1'N:158 49.4'W, 140 N of Oahu
Day seven
17 May 2014 | 26 34.05'S:179 56.65'E, May 17, 2014, Saturday UTC - 160 nm from Minerva Reef
John
Well we are about 190 miles from Minerva South. Planning on keeping our journey slow to arrive early Monday morning for some good light to spot the coral heads as we enter.
Today was a less than comfortable day on the sea. Not that it was really bad but just what we call confused seas. When you get the wind from the SSE after several days of wind and seas from the SSW, some of the seas forget to follow the wind around to the SSE and then you have swell and wind-swept seas form both directions. On top of that the wind decides to build to 20+ knots and now you have confused main seas with a wind component that really wants to make you feel like you are in an upright washer in the agitate mode. We did endure for the whole day and will likely have one more day of it.
Not wanting to get to Minerva too early we shortened sail even further tonight so that the jib is only at 30% with the wind at around 16knots we are still pushing along at 4.5 knots. At this rate arrival should be early on Monday which is when the seas and wind should subside a bit, at least according to the GRIB. GRIB, we are not complainingÂ.... you have been true to your predictions so far so keep up the good work.
The real pleasant things today included several short naps by each crew and then after the Pacific SeafarersÂ' Net we had a chat with Salt Breaker who is a little over 17 miles to our NE on the other side of the dateline. So think about this, even though he is ahead and closer to our midway destination he is really now a day behind.
For dinner, Lisa made a very spicy marinade for the rest of the Mahi Mahi and on top of that she had some left over cookie dough from last night to be baked for our dessert. I layered the fish and the marinade in a casserole dish for in the oven, cooked up some rice and sautéed some green beans in a butter sauce. Dinner was great. While Lisa and I did the dishes, she popped the cookies in the oven and after the dishes were done we all had our allotment of two cookies each. So now it is shift watch time.
All is good so off I go to my early watch and send this blog.
All for now.
Cheers
John.
Today was a less than comfortable day on the sea. Not that it was really bad but just what we call confused seas. When you get the wind from the SSE after several days of wind and seas from the SSW, some of the seas forget to follow the wind around to the SSE and then you have swell and wind-swept seas form both directions. On top of that the wind decides to build to 20+ knots and now you have confused main seas with a wind component that really wants to make you feel like you are in an upright washer in the agitate mode. We did endure for the whole day and will likely have one more day of it.
Not wanting to get to Minerva too early we shortened sail even further tonight so that the jib is only at 30% with the wind at around 16knots we are still pushing along at 4.5 knots. At this rate arrival should be early on Monday which is when the seas and wind should subside a bit, at least according to the GRIB. GRIB, we are not complainingÂ.... you have been true to your predictions so far so keep up the good work.
The real pleasant things today included several short naps by each crew and then after the Pacific SeafarersÂ' Net we had a chat with Salt Breaker who is a little over 17 miles to our NE on the other side of the dateline. So think about this, even though he is ahead and closer to our midway destination he is really now a day behind.
For dinner, Lisa made a very spicy marinade for the rest of the Mahi Mahi and on top of that she had some left over cookie dough from last night to be baked for our dessert. I layered the fish and the marinade in a casserole dish for in the oven, cooked up some rice and sautéed some green beans in a butter sauce. Dinner was great. While Lisa and I did the dishes, she popped the cookies in the oven and after the dishes were done we all had our allotment of two cookies each. So now it is shift watch time.
All is good so off I go to my early watch and send this blog.
All for now.
Cheers
John.
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| Vessel Name: | ORCINIUS |
| Vessel Make/Model: | Lagoon 440 |
| Hailing Port: | Vancouver, Washington |
| Crew: | John LeDoux & Lisa Danger |
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| Extra: | Lisa is the real captain. I have never been at the helm when docking or anchoring, she has a great touch to docking. |
| Home Page: | www.orcinius.com |
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Who: John LeDoux & Lisa Danger
Port: Vancouver, Washington