Author Archives: John

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, there … Read More →

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 sweet … Read More →

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 and … Read More →

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 miles … Read More →

Day 5: Wednesday 3/20 Another good day……caught 7 bonitos….can you believe that….now a total of 12….. but, nothing on the grill yet…. why are there so many bonito and why are we only catching them…..I’ve used a lot of different lures….maybe our slower speed??????. We had grilled tuna from the tuna Julio (the dive captain … Read More →

Day 4: Tuesday 3/19 A VERY GOOD DAY; OH WHAT A RELIEF As the speed decline continued (was now <5.0 kts) my stress/anxiety level climbed into the bad headache zone….ugh!!!!! So last night not being able to sleep Les and I (as well as Kathy and Rose) were determined to do all we could to … Read More →

Day 3: Monday 3/18 Today continues the challenge of finding the elusive favorable current….. like, where the “blank” is it? For 48 hours now we have had a counter current when the Bouyweather current map predicted a 1-2 kt favorable current. Our speed the last 24 hours has gotten worse…..from 5.6 down as low as … Read More →

Day 2: Sunday 3/17 Funny story I think: I take over watch from Les around  2:30ish – I had gotten up early as it was very hot down below and I did not sleep very well – and Les  told me he had just seen a fishing buoy off starboard – he searched with the … Read More →

WE HAVE LEFT THE BARN!!!!! Day 1: Saturday 3/16: Oh what a last few days but we finally got everything done and left the fuel dock at 1:00 pm on Saturday 3/16……only 3000 nm to go!!!!! Everything was going along just fine…..we did a few chores each day and then played on Santa Cruz with … Read More →