D & D Nagle aboard MV DavidEllis

present position: 15deg 25.3' N 174deg 13.7 W, COG 068True, SOG 4.2kts

estimated 24 hr position 16deg 09.0'N 172deg 20.1' W

baro: 29.86 12 hr range from 29.83-89

wind: NE 22kts 12hr range 15-22kts

seas: 3-4m

cloud: 40%

summary: Distance to Honolulu 979nm, which is more or less the halfway point between Hawaii and Majuro

another (local time) night watch; incredibly bright moon tonight -- everything around Shearwater can be seen clearly,
only as though in a film negative. We've moved the fuel from the aft tank forward to the mid tanks. We have sufficient fuel for the passage, at
the rate we've been using it.

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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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