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These are the voyages of the Sunyata

Vessel Name: Sunyata
Hailing Port: Sausalito, Ca
20 April 2013 | Whangaroa, NZ
17 September 2011
14 September 2011
12 September 2011
11 September 2011
10 September 2011 | En Route Tonga-->NZ
15 August 2011
15 August 2011 | Aituaki-->Niue
06 August 2011 | Rarotonga, Cook Islands
30 July 2011 | still on the way to the cooks...
28 July 2011
28 July 2011 | 18 degrees 05 min S; 152 degrees 27 min S
25 July 2011 | Papeete, Tahiti
08 July 2011 | 9 35'S:150 36'W, 500 miles north of Tahiti
04 July 2011 | 2 50'S:150 38'W, South Pacific, between Hawaii and Tahiti
27 June 2011 | 8 50'N:152 45'W,
26 June 2011 | 10 14'N:154 01'W,
25 June 2011 | 12 07'N:155 10'W,
23 June 2011 | 15 12'N:156 20'W,
22 June 2011 | 17 39.14'N:157 24.28'W, Ssouth East of Hawaii's Big Island
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20 April 2013 | Whangaroa, NZ

A bluer ocean

Testing

17 September 2011

Still Offshore

Sunyata 0700 on 17th September. Still in rain and westerly windy seas, position 35 42.0 S:179 24.0 E, Finally over the dateline (East( and motorsailing in the general direction of East Cape (Gisborne) hoping to get some shelter from the land when making their way north. Will probably call in to Tauranga to pick up fresh food and water and to find dry bedding. Everyone seems chirpy despite their difficulties.

14 September 2011

Home Stretch

SW winds making things difficult. Hoping to be in Opua (NZ) on Sunday, Monday. All well onboard but will be glad of the change of weather predicted for tomorrow and Friday.

The Ballad of Whack Jade

26 June 2011 | 10 14'N:154 01'W,
Jack
We celebrated our first full week at sea earlier today with a spirited passing around of chocolate-covered macadamia nuts and cookies, so I thought I'd better share a few of my observations from our trip so far:

1. The word "trip" doesn't really do it justice. You take a "trip" to the grocery store or the dog park. What we're on is more of a journey, I'd say.

2. There is blue, there is really blue, there is pure blue, and then there is the blue out here on the ocean, as far as the eye can see in every direction. It's hypnotic.

3. I'm finally getting used to the sleeping patterns. My main two watches are 9-12pm at night and 6-9am in the morning, which leaves me the six hours between those two times for �"traditional' sleep. But squeeze in an hour or two during the day, and just get used to the sounds the boat makes below deck (hint: CREEEEEEAAAAAAK�^.all night) and you're good to go. Oh, and of my two watches, I much prefer the early morning one Ð I take over from Peter just as the sun is coming up, and it's just me and the ocean and the sky.

4. Cooking at sea is actually pretty awesome. First off, everything tastes good out here, so you can't go too far wrong. Second, we bought a lot of good, easy stuff to make: soups, pasta, rice, lentils, a little fresh produce. Third, and by far the most important, GOD BLESS PRESSURE COOKERS. My God, it's amazingly useful, easy, and fast. Want to make a potato, carrot, coconut milk curry with some ginger and turmeric? 15 minutes. How about a rice and lentil dish with avocado? 20 minutes. I'm definitely getting one as soon as I get home.

All right, that'll do for now. All is well out here. We're getting along great, the weather has cleared up nicely after a few early squalls, and we're cruising towards the equator. Hope you're all well, and I'll see you soon.

Love, Jack We celebrated our first full week at sea earlier today with a spirited passing around of chocolate-covered macadamia nuts and cookies, so I thought I'd better share a few of my observations from our trip so far:

1. The word "trip" doesn't really do it justice. You take a "trip" to the grocery store or the dog park. What we're on is more of a journey, I'd say.

2. There is blue, there is really blue, there is pure blue, and then there is the blue out here on the ocean, as far as the eye can see in every direction. It's hypnotic.

3. I'm finally getting used to the sleeping patterns. My main two watches are 9-12pm at night and 6-9am in the morning, which leaves me the six hours between those two times for �"traditional' sleep. But squeeze in an hour or two during the day, and just get used to the sounds the boat makes below deck (hint: CREEEEEEAAAAAAK�^.all night) and you're good to go. Oh, and of my two watches, I much prefer the early morning one Ð I take over from Peter just as the sun is coming up, and it's just me and the ocean and the sky.

4. Cooking at sea is actually pretty awesome. First off, everything tastes good out here, so you can't go too far wrong. Second, we bought a lot of good, easy stuff to make: soups, pasta, rice, lentils, a little fresh produce. Third, and by far the most important, GOD BLESS PRESSURE COOKERS. My God, it's amazingly useful, easy, and fast. Want to make a potato, carrot, coconut milk curry with some ginger and turmeric? 15 minutes. How about a rice and lentil dish with avocado? 20 minutes. I'm definitely getting one as soon as I get home.

All right, that'll do for now. All is well out here. We're getting along great, the weather has cleared up nicely after a few early squalls, and we're cruising towards the equator. Hope you're all well, and I'll see you soon.

Love, Jack
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