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San Francisco to Hawaii, July 2003
Among the Islands, August 2003
Hawaii to San Francisco, August - September 2003

12-Jul Time Latitude Longitude CMG DMG TWS TWA Barom Comment
  PDT North West Mag Naut Mi. Knots Deg    
          in 30 min        
  13:47               Passed under Golden Gate Bridge, reefed main & staysail
  16:30 37° 28.70' 122° 43.80' 223° 3.5        
  17:00 37° 26.80' 122° 47.40' 222° 3.5 12     Full main and jib
  17:30 37° 24.30' 122° 50.00' 205° 3.2        
  18:00 37° 21.70' 122° 52.50' 203° 3.3       Light fog
  19:00 37° 15.70' 122° 57.00' 198° 3.4       Thicker fog, starting radar guard zone 5miles, 10minutes
  19:30 37° 12.50' 122° 54.70' 198° 3.9        
  20:00 37° 09.50' 123° 02.60' 203° 3.8        
  20:30 37° 06.10' 123° 05.00' 195° 3.9       AWS 18-20 kt, reefed jim, double-reefed main
  21:00 37° 02.80' 123° 07.30' 195° 3.8        
  21:30 37° 59.70' 123° 10.00' 200° 3.8        
 
13-Jul Time Latitude Longitude CMG DMG TWS TWA Barom Comment
  05:00 36° 12.60' 123° 37.60' 184° 3.8 20     full jib, good visibility
  07:00 36° 58.10' 123° 44.20' 168°          
  12:00 35° 20.40' 124° 04.60' 187° 4.0       trip log 608, AWS 18 kt, AWA 90deg
  18:00 34° 38.90' 124° 35.40' 204° 4.1 25 100°    
  21:00 34° 20.80' 124° 54.40' 203° 4.1 22 120°    
 
14-Jul Time Latitude Longitude CMG DMG TWS TWA Barom Comment
  00:00 34° 03.30' 125° 13.80' 209° 3.8 21 120°   full jib
  07:30 33° 16.80' 125° 54.40' 204° 3.8 22   1020  
  12:00 32° 51.30' 126° 21.90' 209° 3.8       24 hr gps = 187.4 nm, trip log 818, 24 hr log = 208 nm
 
15-Jul Time Latitude Longitude CMG DMG TWS TWA Barom Comment
  02:00 31° 44.30' 127° 47.80' 211° 3.4 18 120°    
  00:00 31° 15.30' 128° 24.80' 216° 3.7 16 120°    
  12:00 30° 59.60' 128° 51.00' 215° 3.2       24 hr gps = 168.7 nm, trip log 1013, 24 hr log = 195 nm
                  shook out main, now single reef. Stowed bow anchor
 
16-Jul Time Latitude Longitude CMG DMG TWS TWA Barom Comment
  07:00 30° 03.92' 131° 06.36' 230° 2.9       prev course up tp 255m. jibed jib to stbd, using pole, new course 210m
  07:30 30° 01.51' 131° 08.62' 206° 3.1 17 160°   unreefed main approx 04:00
  09:00 29° 55.35' 131° 17.19' 225° 3.2 15 160°   new waypoint @ N25d W135d, bearing 201m
  12:00 29° 37.99' 131° 22.34' 169° 3.3       24 hr gps = 154 nm, trip log 1197, 24 hr log = 184 nm
  16:00 29° 16.12' 131° 37.27' 174° 3.1 12 160° 1020 under spinnaker only
  20:30 28° 49.20' 131° 37.56' 192° 3.2 16 170°   wing & wing, jib poled out to port, fullmain to stbd
 
17-Jul Time Latitude Longitude CMG DMG TWS TWA Barom Comment
  05:00 28° 04.04' 132° 10.25' 200° 3.3 13 170°   wind dies & shifts occasionally, main slats in low wind
  06:00 27° 55.88' 132° 14.30' 206° 3.2 13 170°    
  08:00 27° 49.26' 132° 21.06' 196° 2.9 16 170°    
  12:00 27° 31.23' 132° 39.67' 220° 3.2 14 166°   24 hr gps = 144 nm, log 1350, 24 hr log = 163
  18:00 27° 03.28' 133° 05.26' 200° 3.2 15 161°    
  21:00 26° 47.42' 133° 17.19' 213° 3.1 16 160°    
 
18-Jul Time Latitude Longitude CMG DMG TWS TWA Barom Comment
  06:00 25° 57.85' 123° 49.92' 192° 3.5 14 160°    
  09:00 25° 38.94' 133° 58.46' 193° 3.6 18 160°    
  12:00 25° 19.69' 134° 08.78' 191° 3.4 17 160°   24 hr gps = 154 nm, trip log 1535, 24 hr log = 185
  14:00 25° 12.58' 134° 19.19' 262° 3.4 19 135°   jibed over towards Maui, main & jib to port
  15:00 25° 11.97' 134° 26.40' 254° 3.3 20 135°    
  17:00 25° 09.56' 134° 41.03' 244° 3.3 20 135°    
  22:00 25° 05.35' 135° 18.69' 259° 3.6 20 150°   turning block for monitor broke, engine on, charging battery
 
19-Jul Time Latitude Longitude CMG DMG TWS TWA Barom Comment
  00:00 25° 03.70' 135° 33.80' 244° 3.5 23 140°    
  03:00 24° 59.40' 135° 56.07' 241° 3.5 20 140°    
  08:00 24° 54.54' 136° 33.67' 268° 3.6 16 150°    
  12:00 24° 51.67' 137° 03.13' 253° 3.4 18 150°   24 hr gps = , trip log 1722, 24 hr log = 187
  15:30 24° 51.79' 137° 31.33' 259° 3.9 20 150°   2nd reef in main
  18:00 24° 51.68' 137° 51.78' 254° 3.7 25 140°    
  21:00 24° 49.95' 138° 16.28' 255° 3.8 25 130°    
 
20-Jul Time Latitude Longitude CMG DMG TWS TWA Barom Comment
  00:00 24° 51.54' 138° 41.58' 264° 3.8 25 140°   gusts > 32 kts
  06:00 24° 56.79' 139° 29.46' 268° 3.7 23 140°    
  10:00 24° 52.01' 139° 59.78' 243° 3.6 25 170°   partial clouds
  12:00 24° 49.15' 140° 15.19' 248° 3.6 24 170°   24 hr gps = , trip log 1922, 24 hr log = 200
  18:00 24° 40.86' 141° 01.62' 246° 3.5        
  22:00 24° 34.48' 141° 31.42' 247° 3.4 20 160°   Andrew has 1st watch, 7.7 kt through water
 
21-Jul Time Latitude Longitude CMG DMG TWS TWA Barom Comment
  04:00 24° 27.54' 142° 15.08' 248° 3.3 22 160°    
  09:00 24° 22.47' 142° 54.01' 253° 3.3 26 160°    
  10:00 24° 18.47' 143° 05.60' 239° 3.2 20 160°    
  12:00 24° 17.53' 143° 12.65' 254° 3.4 18 160°   24 hr gps = 164, log 2106, 24 hr log = 184
  15:45 24° 14.41' 143° 38.39' 242° 3.3 12     2nd reef in main, to stbd, jib poled port, engine on, running watermaker
  17:00 24° 12.30' 143° 46.63' 243° 3.6       engine off, watermaker off
  21:00 24° 02.73' 144° 13.28' 234° 3.2 22 165°    
 
22-Jul Time Latitude Longitude CMG DMG TWS TWA Barom Comment
  06:00 23° 48.49' 145° 11.63' 278° 3.2 17 160°   winds variable
  09:00 23° 51.29' 145° 32.33' 268° 2.7 15 160° 1016  
  12:00 23° 49.31' 145° 51.35' 253° 2.5       24 hr gps = 147 nm, log 2275, 24 hr log = 169 nm
  14:30 23° 52.36' 146° 04.14' 245° 2.5       under power, 1800 rpm. Spinnaker up, then no wind
  17:00         13     engine off, spinnaker up
  18:00 23° 45.61' 146° 22.09' 222° 3.2 16 170°   B&G autopilot on
  20:00 23° 39.69' 146° 35.04' 240° 3.4 15 175°    
  22:00 23° 37.64' 146° 47.31' 237° 2.3 13 160°   spinnaker down, jib poled stbd, pole extension line broken
 
23-Jul Time Latitude Longitude CMG DMG TWS TWA Barom Comment
  00:00               full main, jib stbd on short pole, broad reach light winds
  09:00 23° 01.95' 147° 31.63' 240° 2.9 16 170°   spinnaker to stbd, other sales down
  12:00 22° 54.13' 147° 52.02' 239° 2.9 13 170°   24 hr gps = 124 nm, log 2423, 24 hr log = 148
  18:00 22° 41.14' 148° 34.39' 245° 3.4 14 165°    
 
24-Jul Time Latitude Longitude CMG DMG TWS TWA Barom Comment
  09:30 21° 33.25' 150° 05.00' 253° 2.8       jibed spinnaker to port, ran B&G auto all night
  12:00 21° 32.86' 150° 25.17' 255° 3.6       24 hr gps = 163 nm, log 2608, 24 hr log = 185 nm
  16:00 21° 29.45' 150° 53.29' 262° 3.2        
  21:00 21° 31.32' 151° 23.96' 261° 3.5        
 
25-Jul Time Latitude Longitude CMG DMG TWS TWA Barom Comment
  05:00 21° 38.09' 152° 23.04' 252° 3.3        
  09:30 21° 43.44' 152° 56.00' 277° 3.6     1016  
  11:30 21° 46.22' 153° 09.75' 264° 3.2 14 165°    
  11:45               auto fire exting shut down engine, NTF. Restarted, all OK, engine off now
  12:00 21° 21.46' 153° 13.18' 263° 3.2 16 170°   24 hr gps = , log 2787, 24 hr log = 179 nm
 
26-Jul Time Latitude Longitude CMG DMG TWS TWA Barom Comment
  11:00 21° 26.63' 156° 07.28' 220° 3.7 25 130°   doused spinnaker, main 1 reef, jib to stbd, heading for Maui / Molokai channel
  12:00 21° 21.46' 156° 13.60' 219° 3.9 27 115°   24 hr gps = 169.5 nm, log 2980, 24 hr log = 193 nm
  18:00 20° 53.64' 156° 41.40'           at anchor, Mala Wharf, log = 3026
 
27-Jul Time Latitude Longitude CMG DMG TWS TWA Barom Comment
  12:30 20° 52.46' 156° 41.18'           at Lahaina on LYC mooring ball #7