Category Archives: Captain’s Log

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 and … Read More →

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 tried … Read More →

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 went … Read More →

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 as … Read More →

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 →