Sailing the Pacific

29 June 2024 | Huahine Island
22 June 2024 | Moorea
21 June 2024 | Moorea, Cook Bay
09 June 2024 | Fakarava South Pass
05 June 2024 | Tahanea Atoll
28 May 2024 | Makemo Atoll, East
23 May 2024 | Makemo Atoll
17 May 2024 | Controllers Bay, Nuku,Hiva
08 May 2024 | Anaho Bay
29 April 2024 | Taiohae Bay
21 April 2024 | Controllers Bay, Nuku,Hiva
15 April 2024 | Tahuata Island, Hanatefau Bay
09 April 2024 | Hiva Oa, Atuona Bay
08 April 2024 | 100 miles Northeast of Hiva Oa
07 April 2024 | 235 NM ENE of Hiva Oa
06 April 2024 | 380 miles Northeast of Hiva Oa
05 April 2024 | South Pacific
04 April 2024 | South Pacific
03 April 2024 | South Pacific

Day 25 - Motoring? Again?

05 April 2024 | South Pacific
Kirk Groehnert | Sunny, calm winds
Yes, unfortunately we had fire up the diesel engine. Last night, it was literally one rain squall after another and all the associated wind shifts with them. It seemed like they would develop, then fall apart and that cycle kept repeating through the night. Some of them were quite intense and large.

This was really wearing us out so about 2am we lowered the sails and started the engine. This way we could be inside, nap, and let the autopilot do the hard work.

This morning and the entire day has been almost no wind so we had keep the engine on. It's a little disappointing but that's the way it goes. We are fortunate to be able to motor when we want to.

We are now about 500 nautical miles from our destination which should be about 3 or 4 more days. Predict Wind promises that wind will be picking up again tomorrow and should be good the rest of the way.

Dolphins are always a good sign and welcome sight. Today we had a visit from a large pod. A little later we saw a flock of birds chasing a school of fish, probably tuna judging by the ones we saw jumping out of the water. Unfortunately, we didn't get a picture of that since it happened quite fast. I am not much of fisherman either however I have put the rod out today.
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Vessel Name: Crystal Seas
Vessel Make/Model: Taswell 43
Hailing Port: Lewes, DE
Crew: Kirk and Crystal
About:
We met in 2014 and have a common love of exploring the world. Both of us have traveled quite a lot but vacations don't really give the opportunity to get to know a place and the people. That's why we thought it would be better to sell everything and live on a boat! And that's what we did... [...]
Extra:
We live this lifestyle not because we are adrenaline junkies wanting to climb mountains or some other extreme activities. Surely there are people like that in this sport and we have nothing against that. It's just not us and it's not what motivates us to deal with the compromises, uncomfortable [...]
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