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 26 - Fair winds, following seas!

06 April 2024 | 380 miles Northeast of Hiva Oa
Kirk Groehnert | Sunny and few clouds, 83F
Today was a nearly perfect day of sailing with the wind on our port quarter (board reach) and about 15 kts which gave us good speed and a comfortable ride. We should have weather like this for the remainder of our 380 miles to the Marquesas, litte less than three days :)

While we are eager to get there, it's not like we are going crazy to get off the boat because of the space or something even after such a long voyage. We want to see these remote islands but also a normal night of sleeping will be nice, without having to do a watch.

We will be at anchor and we expect the anchorage to be pretty crowded with boats like ours. Because there might not be room for us, we were researching alternatives to spend the night at anchor. Boats will be coming and going all the time so it shouldn't be too much of an issue.

Today we received WiFi phone call from my parents which is always an enjoyable chat. With Starlink we can stay in touch just like home. Starlink has really changed everything now, particularly in the boating world where just a short while ago it would cost tens of thousands of dollars to have internet onboard and even then, it was not as fast. And no, I do not get a commission from Starlink! I should though!



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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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