Author Archives: John

[hoops name=”break”]Day 19: Wednesday 4/3: Almost There Another great day at sea. Everyone is so excited that we will arrive Thursday late afternoon……looks like Rose will win the bet!!!!!! We have continued the speed increase, 1225-1300 rpm and have been helped a lot by a 0.5 kt favorable current! ETA is Thursday between 4:30 – … Read More →

[hoops name=”break”]Day 18: Tuesday 4/2 Hmmm…..decision time. On our current course and speed the ETA to Hiva Oa was midnight Thursday night. We needed to either slow down to arrive after sunrise on Friday, 4/5, or speed up to arrive before sunset on Thursday, 4/4….any guesses what we did????  My head told me to slow … Read More →

[hoops name=”break”]Day 17: Monday 4/1 Finally……we have FISH……for the umpteenth time we hear the reel spool and out went the yells “Fish On”…..Les manned he helm, brought us away from the seas…..John to the reel….oh boy, it’s a jumping Mahi and huge….ok, John-boy, don’t blow this one….but the reel is still spooling….must ease the tension…..do … Read More →

[hoops name=”break”]Day 16: Sunday 3/31: Happy Easter!! Another very good day. For the most part the sea conditions cooperated and we had a moderate ride. We still must be in this trough as we had clouds and occasional squalls and the seas would pick up around the squalls for a semi-rough ride!! Met Bob, the … Read More →

[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 →