Tag: Pacific Crossing

Reflections on the Marquesas

It is the afternoon of Saturday, June 16th and we are making way from the island of Ua Pou in the Marquesas toward the atoll of Kauehi in the Tuamotus Islands. My mind is wandering and wrapping around our time in the Marquesas, trying to make sense of all our experiences and commit them all …

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Day 21 Pacific Crossing

Day 21 Date: Thursday, May 3rd 2018 Time: 21:30 UTC Location: 08° 53.3′ S 137° 52.9 W COG: 225° T SOG: 4 knots 24 hour distance traveled: 112 nm Distance to the Marquesas: 109 nm SOOOO CLOSE! It has been a day full of little wind punctuated by a few good squalls. This has had …

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Day 20 Pacific Crossing

Date: Wednesday, May 2nd, 2018 Time: 21:53 UTC Location: 07° 38.1′ S 136° 29.6′ W COG: 225° T SOG: 4.5 knots 24 hour distance traveled: 122 nm Distance to the Marquesas: 204 nm HAPPY BIRTHDAY MONICA S! LOVE FROM THE VAWTERS IN VERY DEEP WATER (ALMOST 5,000 FEET UNDER THE KEEL RIGHT NOW….) Cameron here …

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Day 19 Pacific Passage

Date: Tuesday, May 1st, 2018 Time: 17:59 UTC Location: 06° 20.6′ S 135° 16.8’W COG: 225° T SOG: 6 knots 24 hour distance traveled: 122 nm Distance to the Marquesas: 307 nm Cameron here; life is about lots of little goals. In our lead up to the cruising life, my goal was just to sail …

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Day 18 Pacific Passage

Date: Monday, April 30th, 2018 Time: 19:21 UTC Location: 04° 54.3′ S 133° 42.9’W COG: 220° T SOG: 5 knots 24 hour distance traveled: 113 nm Distance to the Marquesas: 453 nm This is now officially Cameron’s and my longest ocean passage. When we crossed the Atlantic in 2002 we landed on day 17. In …

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Day 17 Pacific Crossing

Date: Sunday, April 29th, 2018 Time: 22:21 UTC Location: 03° 33.4′ S 123° 27.9′ W COG: 220° T SOG: 5 knots 24 hour distance traveled: 116 nm Distance to the Marquesas: 561 nm Cameron here, it’s been a maintenance day around Banyan. In fact just about every day is a maintenance day in our 43′ …

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Day 16 Pacific Crossing

Day 16 Date: Saturday, April 28th, 2018 Time: 18:52 UTC Location: 02° 16.1′ S 130° 52.1’W COG: 230° T SOG: 5 knots 24 hour distance traveled: 133 nm Distance to the Marquesas: 693 nm Well, an ocean passage wouldn’t be complete without some midnight arm wrestling with sails while a squall rages around you. I …

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Day 15 Pacific Crossing

Day 15 Date: Friday, April 27th, 2018 Time: 17:00 UTC Location: 00° 46.7’S 129° 00.5’W COG: 230° T SOG: 5 knots 24 hour distance traveled: 126 nm Distance to the Marquesas: 827 nm Greetings! We all became shellbacks at 9:35pm local time (02:35 UTC) last night. We had a little celebration before I went to …

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Day 14 Pacific Crossing

Day 14 Date: Wednesday, April 26th, 2018 Time: 17:00 UTC Location: 00° 26.7’N 127° 18.1’W COG: 230° T SOG: 5 knots 24 hour distance traveled: 151 nm Distance to the Marquesas: 954 nm Well, the water-maker is back on line! SHOWER TIME!!! I have a feeling that we were just going too fast the last …

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Day 13 Pacific Crossing

Day 13 Date: Tuesday, April 25th, 2018 Time: 17:00 UTC Location: 02° 10.8’N 125° 28.0’W COG: 230° T SOG: 6.3 knots 24 hour distance traveled: 169 nm Distance to the Marquesas: 1103 nm All is well on board except for the fact that the water-maker pump just broke – cue dramatic arguments over the most …

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