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 …
Day 2 – Pacific Crossing
Date: Friday, April 14th 2018 Time: 17:32 UTC Location: 18°02.1′ N, 108°42.8′ W COG 228°T SOG 6 Knots Distance to the Marquesas: 2,457 nm 24hr Distance covered: 145 nm We have found lots of good wind. Banyan has been sailing along beautifully between 5 – 7 knots depending on the wind direction which has shifted …
Day 1 – Pacific Crossing
Date: Friday, April 13th 2018 Time: 17:48 UTC Location: 19° 34.7′ N, 106° 51.9′ W COG 227° SOG 5.9 Knots Distance to the Marquesas: 2,614 nm 24hr Distance covered: 106 nm On Wednesday we pulled away from the dock and had a nice afternoon sail up to Punta de Mita where we anchored for the …
Posting While Passaging
We hope to post while we are on our way but please don’t stress if you don’t see any messages from us. Seriously, offshore communication can be finicky. I’m sending this message to try and test the last glitch in the system. I hope to post regularly. Subscribe to the blog www.vawtersonthewater.com to have the …