Author Archives: John

[hoops name=”break”]Day 15: Saturday 3/30 Another lazy day……finished one book and on to another. The big story is the wind/seas…..the wind and seas finally calmed in the afternoon and all night….yippee!!!! Winds reduced to 8-12 kts ESE and seas calmed to 4-6′ ESE. There is still an occasional set of waves that will give us … Read More →

[hoops name=”break”]Day 14: Friday 3/29: Good Friday!! Boisterous…..that’s the description for today…..before we would get 12 hours of rough conditions then calming for 12 hours…..today the winds and seas stayed high all day…..the ride is semi-rough….we can still get up and move around, fish and cook, but it is just darn uncomfortable. I’d say all … Read More →

[hoops name=”break”]Day 13: Thursday 3/28 Another relaxing day!!!!! The seas were a deep dark blue and mesmerizing to view. We are seeing a lot of birds which is amazing this far out!!! Kathy is still ahead in the arrival pool……we had a 9-10 hour period of >8 kts SOG……whoa, that’s a 1.5 kt favorable current … Read More →

[hoops name=”break”]Day 12: Wednesday 3/27 Maybe my most relaxing day. Slept hard again last night – 6.75 hours but did get tossed a lot due to these persistent beamy seas, stirred up now by a lot of squalls. I really didn’t do much today– no repairs, projects or cleaning!!! I fished hard with +10 lures … Read More →

[hoops name=”break”]We Made it HALFWAY Day 11: Tuesday 3/26 The BIG STORM……I am still in awe of the power of that storm. It took a good 6-8 hours for the seas to finally calm. We estimate there were some 12’ rollers….they were as high as the flybridge deck……whoa. Fortunately, none were breaking and Mystic just … Read More →

[hoops name=”break”]Day 10: Monday 3/25 Well……we knew the calm to moderate conditions would not last and yesterday the rough conditions came with a force. Calm to moderate conditions in the morning built to rough conditions in the afternoon and all night. Per Omni Bob’s recommendation there was no weather advantage to continuing west so might … Read More →

[hoops name=”break”]Day 9: Sunday 3/24 Yes, we emptied the 3rd fuel bladder today with absolutely no issues. So, 2 out of 3 perfect, the one incident still a bit of a head scratcher!!! Overall, the fuel bladders did great. I will forever be a Turtle Pac fan. While they maybe more expensive than the competitors, … Read More →

[hoops name=”break”]Day 8: Saturday 3/23 A good news and bad news sort of day…..the good news is very good and the bad news is a major bother!!! First the good news – we found the favorable current….YEAH!!!!!!!! Since yesterday around noontime, the speed has ranged from 6.3-7.2……we are doing 7.2 as I write this……oh how … Read More →

[hoops name=”break”]Day 7: Friday 3/22 Wow…..Day 7……this is now the longest time we have been out on a passage. The previous longest was the Panama to Galapagos passage that was 5.5 days. All in all a good day but as we came further south to try to find this elusive favorable current, the seas, winds … Read More →

[hoops name=”break”]Day 6: Thursday 3/21 Hmmmm…..a very good day with one very head scratching fuel incident. First the good news, our speed has picked up to 5.9 – 6.8, averaging >6.2 SOG…..still not the 6.5 kts we want but so much better than the previous days. The ride is ok, not has calm as 60-90 … Read More →