Past Expedition Logs

                                                             Leg 1 Crew : Katie, Will, David, Donna, AL and Jim June 2, 2007, 1130 hrs, 68.09 N, 14.12 [...]

August 25, 2006, 1510 hrs, 53.00 N, 09.42 W, Log: 105,996 miles Broad reaching under double-reefed main and jib @ 6.3 - 7.8 kts with winds WNW @ 18-25 kts in squalls Baro: 1006, Cabin Temp: 70F, cockpit 72F ARAN ISLANDS AHEAD! Owenabue Valley Traditional Irish Group performing a [...]

Leg 4, Update 1 SAFELY THROUGH THE CANAL! May 17, 2006, 1630 hrs., 09.21N, 079.54 W, Log: 100,890 miles, on the dock of Panama Yacht Club, Colon, Panama Baro: 1008.8, Calm winds, drizzle. Cabin: 80F, Cockpit Temp: 82F, Occasional drizzle What an incredible day! We were told by the [...]

Leg 6, Update 1 After our Leg 5 crew headed home, we worked like crazy on MT for a few days, preparing for our little getaway holiday; two nights at a small B & B owned by a lovely Swiss/French couple, at the far end of Pico Island. I [...]

Update 1 May 5, 2005, 1615, 33.33 S, 175.15 E, Log: 85,487 miles Winds: 30kts ESE, down from 45 gusts 50 early this morning. Seas: 12-15', down from 22' earlier, Baro: 1023, Cabin Temp: 75F, Cockpit Temp: 67F Start of a new season, second day at sea on passage [...]

Update 1 September 11, 2004 0000 Moored Stern-To in Avatiu Harbour, Rarotonga, Cook Islands HANGING ON FOR DEAR LIFE IN RARO! In our weather classes we state that although high pressure generally means clear weather, with central pressure over 1030 millibars, one should expect gale force winds somewhere on [...]

Update 1 Leg 6 - 2003 September 27, 2003 17.49S, 176.11E Log: 71,187 Baro: 1014 Cabin Temp: 81F Broadreaching at 8 kts in 25kt SE winds, double-reefed main and jib 540 miles to Luganville, Vanuatu Surfing Through the Night! What a flying start we've had to Leg 6! Soon [...]

UPDATE 1 May 16, 2003 0200hrs 39.43S, 174.59W Log:65,567 miles Baro: 1029 Cabin: 65 F Beam reaching at 6.5 - 7.5 in 12-18kt S winds, on the edge of the Roaring Forties This is our most difficult passage as we spend over 2,000 miles in or just above the [...]

While waiting for our Leg 7 crew to arrive, we enjoyed getting to know Frederique Lesne and Richard Chesher, authors of the incredible Tusker Cruising Guide to Vanuatu (www.Cruising-Vanuatu.com) and a similar Cruising Guide to New Caledonia (www.Cruising-NewCaldonia.com). Both are on CDs and feature crystal-clear satellite images and detailed [...]