Past Expedition Logs

Leg 6 - 2014 October 1, 2014, 2100 hrs, 49.17 N, 124.08 W, Log: 180,444 miles Baro: 1020.6, Cabin Temp: 68 F, Cockpit: 62 F, Sea Water: 59F Moored at Schooner Cove, 15 mi N of Nanaimo, British Columbia SUNSHINE, But what happened to the wind? Leg 6 has [...]

Leg 5 - 2014, Update 1 September 11, 2014, 2100 hrs, 55.44 N, 132.15 W, Log: 179,734 miles Baro: 1026.8, Cabin Temp: 68 F, Cockpit: 73 F, Sea Water: 61F Moored alongside at Meyers Chuck, Cleveland Peninsula, Tongass National Park SUNSHINE, SAILING, BEARS, WHALES AND NON-STOP ADVENTURES IN ALASKA!!! [...]

Leg 2 - Update 1 June 15, 2014, 1200 hrs, 16.36 S, 151.32 W, Log: 172,650 miles Baro: 1013.3, Cabin Temp: 84 F cockpit 86 F, sea water 85.1 At anchor, Tapuamu Bay, Tahaa Island, 20 mi E of Bora Bora NON-STOP ADVENTURE! The slow-moving front we'd been watching [...]

Refit Success! In May 2014 we set sail from Auckland, New Zealand for a 20 year, 200,000-mile refit in Sweden. We took our time enjoying the journey with stops in Tahiti, Rarotonga, Hawaii, Alaska before leaving our boat for the winter in Sidney, BC. Our next season included landfalls [...]

Leg 5, 2013 Lautoka, Fiji to Port Vila, Vanuatu Sept 3, 2013, 0700 hrs, 20.09 S, 170.06 E, Log: 167,171 miles, 12 miles to Anietyum Island, Vanuatu Baro: 1016.5, Cabin Temp: 74.1F, cockpit: 73F, seawater: 78F Broad reaching at 6 kts in 14-18 kt SE winds with moderate swells During [...]

Leg 2, 2013 Papeete, Tahiti to Rarotonga, Cook Islands Update 1 June 29, 2013, 2330 hrs, 20.36 S, 158.19 W, Log: 165,319 miles, 83 miles to Raro! Baro: 1016.2, Cabin Temp: 83F, cockpit: 81F, seawater: 80.1F Wing and wing downwind at 6 kts in 14-20 kt ENE tradewinds and [...]

Leg 8 - 2012, Update 1 November 2, 2012, 0500 hrs, 27.27 S, 153.11 W, Log: 160,553 miles Baro: 1019.1, Cabin Temp: 74 F cockpit 76 F, sea water 77.0 F Moored at Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron, Brisbane, Australia A ROUGH AND DIFFICULT START FOR LEG 8! We've really [...]

Leg 5 - 2012, Update 1 September 1, 2012, 0400 hrs, 20.07 S, 170.15 E, Log: 159,030 miles Baro: 1017.8, Cabin Temp: 76 F cockpit 73 F, sea water 77 F Broad Reaching at 7.1 kts in 20 kt SE winds, single reef in main and geona VANUATU ON [...]

September 2, 2011 0700 hrs, 20.11 S, 170.04 E, Log: 150,347 miles Baro: 1019, Cabin Temp: 77 F cockpit 74 F, sea water 78.3 F Broad reaching at 7.4 kts in 15 kt SE winds, moderate seas ADVENTURES WAITING ON THE HORIZON! Our 13 days between Legs 4 & [...]