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 …
Tag: Passage Making
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 …
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 …
Taking the Leap
It is feast and famine around here! Multiple posts in one day must mean that I’m catching up AND shoving off soon. A fellow boat mother commented that the vibe in La Cruz is very different right now with all the puddle jumpers (as we are known) getting ready to take off. Much different than …
Caution, Cruising Community Crossing
For the last several weeks, since we arrived in La Cruz, Mexico, we have been all about getting ready. Getting ready for what you ask? In essence, we are preparing for self-reliance. But, there is also a community element to our preparations and passage making. Tell me about this community. So, one doesn’t just …
Back on Board!
We spent 4 months on Banyan in the spring of last year and put her to bed while we RV’d all over the US and Canada. We had an awesome time and it was mainly necessary because of work… and I really wanted to spend the holidays with family. Now, I can not begin to …
February in 1 Second a Day
Back Aboard! In February we reunited with our home, SV Banyan. We made a passage from Guaymas down to La Cruz, MX and are now marina bound until we get our outboard engine fixed. The girls are very pleased with this scenario as they can hop on and off the boat meeting old friends and …