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Day 12 Pacific Crossing

Day 12 Date: Tuesday, April 24th, 2018 Time: 17:00 UTC Location: 03° 45’N 123° 11′ W COG: 230° T SOG: 6.5 knots 24 hour distance traveled: 114 nm Distance to the Marquesas: 1271 nm Cameron here as Annie’s still fast asleep (as she should be)! It’s funny because we work almost 100% off UTC or …

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Day 11 Pacific Crossing

Date: MONDAY, April 23nd, 2018 Time: 17:00 UTC Location: 05° 24.0’N 122° 12.8′ W COG: 180° T SOG: 5 knots 24 hour distance traveled: 105 nm Distance to the Marquesas: 1380 nm Saludos! We are within 20 miles of being half way there!!!! And we are firmly in the ITCZ with variable to no wind, …

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Day 10 Pacific Crossing

Day 10 Date: Saturday, April 22nd, 2018 Time: 17:00 UTC Location: 06° 51.0’N 121° 09.2′ W COG: 224° T SOG: 6.5 knots 24 hour distance traveled: 156 nm Distance to the Marquesas: 1483 nm This morning I woke up to the fishing line going off. All the usual commotion commenced but it became clear that …

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Day 9 Pacific Crossing

Day 9 Date: Saturday, April 21st, 2018 Time: 17:00 UTC Location: 08° 39’N 119° 16′ W COG: 225° T SOG: 6.0 knots 24 hour distance traveled: 150 nm Distance to the Marquesas: 1638 nm Hi Guys, I’m back on the horse! It is helpful when she is moving along at a good rate of speed. …

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Day 8 Pacific Crossing

Day 8 Date: Friday, April 20th, 2018 Time: 17:00 UTC Location: 10° 08.1’N 117° 14.1′ W COG: 226° T SOG: 6.0 knots 24 hour distance traveled: 91 nm Distance to the Marquesas: 1775 nm This is Cameron again; Annie’s feeling a little queasy so she’s back on the Bonine and resting in the cockpit. We’ve …

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Day 7 Pacific Crossing

Day 7 Date: Thursday, April 19th, 2018 Time: 17:00 UTC Location: 11° 09.9’N 116° 06.0′ W COG: 210° T SOG: 4.5 knots 24 hour distance traveled: 128 nm Distance to the Marquesas: 1880 nm Things are looking up today. We have the spinnaker out in smaller and less rocky seas. We caught our first fish, …

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Day 6 Pacific Crossing

Day 6 Date: Wednesday, April 18th, 2018 Time: 17:00UTC Location: 12° 52.501’N 114° 47.582′ W COG: 225° T SOG: 6 knots 24 hour distance traveled: 121 nm Distance to the Marquesas: 2005 nm Annie’s taking a day off from the computer today so you get to hear from Cameron. I really am blessed to have …

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Day 5 Pacific Crossing

Date: Tuesday April 17th, 2018 Time: 1700 UTC Location: 14° 10.1’N 113° 15.4′ W COG: 227° T SOG: 5 knots 24 hour distance traveled: 125nm Distance to the Marquesas: 2123nm So last night was one of those annoying nights on passage that makes you want to just land somewhere and never go out to sea …

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Day 4 Pacific Crossing

Date: Monday April 16th, 2018 Time: 18:23 UTC Location: 15° 43.3’N 111° 52.3′ W COG: 225° T SOG: 6.0 knots Distance to the Marquesas: 2,241 nm We are sailing along with the main and the genoa up on a broad reach about 10 days from hitting the equator. The girls are playing with their clay …

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Day 3 Pacific Passage

Date: Sunday, April 15th 2018 Time: 17:23 UTC Location: 16° 46.2’N 110° 14.6′ W COG: 227° T SOG: 4.5 knots Distance to the Marquesas: 2,359 nm 24hr Distance covered: 116 nm Well, we think we may have reached the trade winds! While the winds last night, today, and tomorrow are light, they are north-easterly in …

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