D & D Nagle aboard MV DavidEllis

/;Present position:07 deg 14.7' N 167 deg 03.5' E
COG: 090 deg SOG: 5.3 kts
Estimated position 24hours:07 deg 16.6' N 169 deg 19.4' E
Baro:29.77 last 24hr range: 29.68-77
Wind:NE dropped to 12-15 kts, Late afternoon showers with sustained winds over 20 and gusts to 32 kts.
Seas:3 M increasing when last seen, and have also shifted to NE larger during squalls
Clouds:80% scattered cumulus when last seen (local time 2300 hrs)

Summary: 239 nm to Majuro. possibly roughest sustained sea state to date; tolerable

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Vessel Name:	DavidEllis
Vessel Make/Model:	Diesel Duck 462 (Seahorse Marine)
Hailing Port:	Sebastopol, CA, USA
Crew:	Mike (Dave) and Dorothy Nagle
About:	Home for us is Sebastopol, CA, USA, where children, grandchildren and surviving parents still reside. We lived aboard in SE Asia, except for short visits home spring of 06 til fall 09, primarily in China, Macau, Hong Kong, Philippine Islands and Malaysia. [...] More
Extra:	while building, commishioning and shaking down, the boat was the 'ends'; now she's become the 'means' to explore new places, live there awhile, get to know folks before moving on. "David Ellis" is named after David J. Nagle & Ellis D. Peterson, Dave & Dorothy's dads. Both have passed, but [...] would have loved the boat and the adventure. More

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Who: Mike (Dave) and Dorothy Nagle

Port: Sebastopol, CA, USA

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