Just enough power to send emails.
Just enough power to send emails. We have not regained anything yet. Lost some more. Dark and squalls with no electrical – Bad. Safe but bad.
Race Logs
Philippe and Mark have lost electrical and comms
Philippe and Mark have lost electrical and comms. They are sailing full steam to Honolulu as they are trying to troubleshoot. One emergency sat phone working. Sailing fast. Using the brail method!
MotionX-GPS Waypoint: Start day 7
Hello, Philippe uses MotionX-GPS on the iPhone 3G and is sharing with you the following waypoint: Name: Start day 7 Date: Jul 11, 2009 1:26 pm Notes: Jul 11, 2009 1:00 pm Location: Latitude: 24º 28′ 40″ N Longitude: 149º 52′ 15″ W Altitude: 0 ft Click on this link to display the waypoint in…
MotionX-GPS Waypoint: Start day 7
Hello, Philippe uses MotionX-GPS on the iPhone 3G and is sharing with you the following waypoint: Name: Start day 7 Date: Jul 11, 2009 1:26 pm Notes: Jul 11, 2009 1:00 pm Location: Latitude: 24º 28′ 40″ N Longitude: 149º 52′ 15″ W Altitude: 0 ft Click on this link to display the waypoint in…
Jibe at Sunset
Jibe and Sunset Squalls at Sunset
Course 270° T, Speed 14 Knots, Lat 25° 52′ N, Lon 139° 40′ W
Trade Winds, Squalls, and Surfing! Tradewind sailing with building squalls, pointing right to Diamond Head
Course 270° T, Speed 14 Knots, Lat 25° 54′ N, Lon 139° 36′ W
Today we are living within the realm of Squalls. Squalls in the the Northeast sub-tropical Pacific are a bit different. They are small, concentrated and powerful. The rain lasts about 20 minutes under them if you’re stationary. We’re not. I love squalls in Honolulu: refreshing, cleansing and replenishing for island precious water. On Pegasus 50,…
Night on Edge!
Windy tonight. On edge and don’t trust the pilot on 20+ and big waves. No horizon. Been steering for 3 hours. Crusty is sound asleep. I can’t believe that he trusts me!
Course 265° T, Speed 13.5 Knots, Lat 26° 03′ N, Lon 135° 00′ W
The Sun is back, just to set in a glorious way. Explosive! Now into the dark night.
Course 243° T, Speed 15 Knots, Lat 26° 25′ N, Lon 133° 12′ W
Pegasus has been chewing up the miles and we are very lucky for that. Our last two days were 305 and 295 nautical miles respectfully. We like our heading with a lot of West and a bit of South in it, averaging about 255 true. Tactically and strategically we’re able to achieve our goals. However,…
Course 260° T, Speed 11 Knots, Lat 27° 08′ N, Lon 129° 48′ W
We are clearly entering the realm of the tradewinds. The natural path to Hawaii and it’s rich seafarer’s culture. The ancient Hawaians were voyaging and navigating thousand of nautical miles in the Pacific ocean while the West was lost in endless gyrations. As we approach the gateway to Polynesia, we must show respect. 2 AM…
Course 250° M, Speed 13 Knots, Lat 27° 38′ N, Lon 127° 32′ W
Tactically and strategically, we feel that we are far enough south, sitting on the 1018 isobar, hunting for that elusive 1020 and sticking to it. When we eventually find it, and when the shift is right, we’ll start jybing and surfing our way to Honolulu. After the full night’s shift I finally got 4 hours…
Course 220° T, Speed 11.5 Knots, Lat 28° 28′ N, Lon 125° 27′ W
A quiet and relatively slow night. Around 10 PM it became clear that the wind was backing off and that we were entering the “Pacific High doldrums ridging zone”. That means large oscillations and significant wind speed changes. These conditions don’t wear you out physically, but they do mentally. In fact it’s all about patience.…
Course 227° T, Speed 14.7 Knots, Lat 29° 42′ N, Lon 123° 23′ W
After we licked our wounds, we made sail changes all day. With just the two of us and a lot of sail area, each change is a major project. Therefore, we think before we act, and we triple check everything. The one who’s steering watches for the one who’s on the fore-deck. I took that…
Course 219° T, Speed 14 Knots, Lat 31° 18′ N, Lon 121° 27′ W
Mark and I split the night. I stood watch until 2 am, Mark took over until sunrise. We are both wet, cold, battered by waves, yet happy as can be: We sailed fast and smart. At one in the morning we put up the big Genoa, cracked the sheets and stood on 14 to 16…
Catalina Islands, Course 220° T, Speed 10.5 Knots, Lat 33° 05′ N, Lon 119° 05′ W
We are getting ready for a wild and wet night. Now the wind is gusting to 25 knots and the seas have grown to 9 feet. Check out this picture taken from the nav station.