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

21-Aug Time Latitude Longitude CMG DMG TWS TWA Barom Comment
  PDT North West Mag Naut Mi. Knots Deg    
          in 30 min        
  16:20               Departing Hanele Bay for San Francisco
  16:45 22° 13.95' 159° 30.41' 346°          
  17:30 22° 17.00' 159° 30.08' 357° 2.3 20 060°   trip log 362 nm
  20:30             1019  
 
22-Aug Time Latitude Longitude CMG DMG TWS TWA Barom Comment
  00:00 23° 24.11' 159° 27.74' 357° 2.2        
  12:00 23° 46.11' 159° 26.74' 324° 2.3 18 070°   trip log 440 nm
  20:30             1020  
  22:00 24° 53.51' 159° 25.43' 354° 3.1        
                   
23-Aug Time Latitude Longitude CMG DMG TWS TWA Barom Comment
  12:00 26° 17.07' 159° 27.10' 350° 3.4       24 hr gps = 151 nm, 24 hr log = 192 nm
  13:25 26° 25.96' 159° 28.95'     12 055°   trip log 642
  20:30             1020  
  17:00 26° 46.10' 159° 26.91' 003° 3.1 12 070°    
 
24-Aug Time Latitude Longitude CMG DMG TWS TWA Barom Comment
  05:00 27° 30.99' 159° 35.40' 333°          
  12:00 28° 31.18' 159° 34.18' 348° 2.9 10 050°   24 hr gps = 134 nm, log 806, 24 hr log = 174 nm
  20:30             1020  
 
25-Aug Time Latitude Longitude CMG DMG TWS TWA Barom Comment
  10:30 30° 20.21' 159° 49.50' 311° 1.9 3     started engine 1800 rpm. Steering 000m at 5 kt sog
  12:00 30° 26.74' 019° 93.38' 005° 2.0 3     24 hr gps = 116, log 950, 24 hr log = 144 nm, engine 1500 rpm
  16:30               engine off, under jib and main
  19:00 30° 44.89' 159° 59.92' 299° 2.5 7.5 060°    
  20:30             1022  
 
 
26-Aug Time Latitude Longitude CMG DMG TWS TWA Barom Comment
  12:00 32° 21.47' 160° 10.36' 327° 3.0 8 060°   24 hr gps = , log 90.1, 24 hr log = 140 nm
  16:00 32° 38.83' 160° 20.28' 082° 2.6 7.5 050°   tacked as wind shifts
  20:30             1023  
 
27-Aug Time Latitude Longitude CMG DMG TWS TWA Barom Comment
  12:00 33° 14.72' 158° 26.75' 052° 2.2 13.5 075° 1023 24 hr gps = , log 240, 24 hr log = 150 nm
  17:00 33° 40.44' 000° 51.00' 003° 2.9 9 090°    
  18:00 33° 34.73' 157° 48.10'           Jim sighted ship ahead, steaming west. Brazil bound for Korea VHF16
  20:30             1021  
 
28-Aug Time Latitude Longitude CMG DMG TWS TWA Barom Comment
  11:30 34° 25.26' 156° 39.95' 073° 2.6 11 085° 1020 ship sighted, steaming NW. Car carrier
  12:00 34° 26.08' 156° 36.59' 062° 2.7 11 100°   24 hr gps = 116 nm, log 384, 24 hr log = 144 nm
  14:20 34° 32.47' 156° 19.61' 055° 3.3 20 080°    
  16:00               main furl univ joint pin sheared, hove to for repairs
  18:00 34° 30.20' 156° 13.04' 048°   17     repairs complete, main to top spreader and lashed.
  20:30             1019  
  22:00               sighted container ship, Tokyo, bound for Long Beach
 
29-Aug Time Latitude Longitude CMG DMG TWS TWA Barom Comment
  08:20 34° 29.03' 154° 45.56' 048° 2.0 10 050°   ship on horizon, bearing 028m, steaming NW, no contact
  11:00 34° 32.28' 154° 30.23' 062° 2.5 12 070°    
  12:00 34° 33.58' 154° 24.47' 059° 2.4 11 070°   24 hr gps = 109 nm, log 515, 24 hr log = 131 nm
  20:30             1021  
 
30-Aug Time Latitude Longitude CMG DMG TWS TWA Barom Comment
  03:00               engine on, motoring north
  12:00 35° 19.16' 153° 52.95' 344° 2.2     1026 24 hr gps = 52 nm, log 600, 24 hr log = 85 nm, still under power
  16:00 35° 37.72' 153° 52.01' 350° 2.7       wind up, from west, engine off, main & jib
  19:00 35° 55.24' 153° 52.01' 350° 3.0 12 130° 1026 all sails up, main tied to first reef
  20:30             1026  
 
31-Aug Time Latitude Longitude CMG DMG TWS TWA Barom Comment
  10:00 37° 22.96' 153° 16.74' 000° 2.5 13 140° 1026 dropped staysl, poled out jib
  12:00 37° 34.30' 153° 13.06' 005° 3.1 11 140°   24 hr gps = 139, log 750 = 150 nm
  20:30             1026  
 
1-Sep Time Latitude Longitude CMG DMG TWS TWA Barom Comment
  01:00 38° 23.66' 152° 00.41' 070° 2.5 16.0 145°    
  10:30 38° 35.10' 151° 03.91' 045° 1.8 10 140° 1026  
  12:00 38° 38.57' 150° 58.29'           24 hr gps = 124 nm, log 890 = 140 nm
  12:30         13 150°   spinnaker up, main. SOG 5.5 kt
  20:30             1025  
  22:30 39° 08.29' 149° 55.51' 055° 3.2 21 145°   spinnaker down, jib up
 
2-Sep Time Latitude Longitude CMG DMG TWS TWA Barom Comment
  11:00 39° 17.90' 148° 18.53' 047° 2.5 12 140°    
  12:00 39° 20.40' 148° 12.86' 047° 2.6       24 hr gps = 135 nm, log 032 = 140 nm, spinnaker up, jib furled
  20:30             1022  
 
3-Sep Time Latitude Longitude CMG DMG TWS TWA Barom Comment
  00:15 40° 04.00' 146° 40.13' 075° 3.5 15 100°   spinnaker down, jib up
  09:00 39° 55.26' 145° 21.23' 088° 3.8 16   1022 engine on, charging batt
  12:00 39° 53.82' 144° 51.52' 073° 3.8 16 100°   24 hr gps = 158.5 nm, log 212 = 180 nm, engine off
  20:30             1021  
 
4-Sep Time Latitude Longitude CMG DMG TWS TWA Barom Comment
  12:00 39° 46.74' 141° 04.03' 080° 3.6 17 100°   24 hr gps = 175 nm, log 212 = 180 nm
  20:00 39° 42.44' 139° 47.56' 073° 3.6 16 110°    
  20:30             1020  
 
5-Sep Time Latitude Longitude CMG DMG TWS TWA Barom Comment
  12:00 39° 48.09' 137° 22.50' 090° 4.1 21 105°   24 hr gps = 170, log 592 = 189
  19:00 39° 39.16' 136° 09.00' 090° 4.3 21 110°   ran engine 1.5 hr @ 1500 rpm, replaced chafed monitor control line
  20:30             1018  
  23:00 39° 30.21' 135° 22.26' 129° 2.7 10      
 
6-Sep Time Latitude Longitude CMG DMG TWS TWA Barom Comment
  00:00         9     furled jib, staysl, motoring 075m @ 1500 rpm, running wwatermaker
  04:00               main pulled loose from furling drum, bolt snapped at u-joint
  05:00               main repaired, under sail port tack, engine off
  12:00 39° 23.89' 134° 12.00' 074° 2.7 13 115°   24 hr gps = 150 nm, log 757 = 165 nm, under sail
  20:30             1020  
 
7-Sep Time Latitude Longitude CMG DMG TWS TWA Barom Comment
  05:00 39° 23.36' 131° 56.32' 075° 2.7 14 145°    
  08:23 39° 24.39' 131° 31.37'     14 145°   container ship sighted
  10:00 39° 25.46' 131° 21.22' 077° 2.7 12 170°   jib down, spinnaker up
  12:00 39° 24.30' 131° 06.20' 109° 2.4       24 hr gps = 142 nm, log 919 = 162 nm, spinnaker down for squall, now up. Main furled
  18:00 39° 13.85' 130° 22.84' 096° 3.3 15 155°   (Main down for rest of voyage)
  20:30             1023  
 
8-Sep Time Latitude Longitude CMG DMG TWS TWA Barom Comment
  12:00 38° 53.31' 128° 00.90' 081° 2.4 10 150°   24 hr gps = 147 nm, log 81 = 162 nm
  20:30             1022  
  23:00               wind shift, spinnaker up to port
 
9-Sep Time Latitude Longitude CMG DMG TWS TWA Barom Comment
  03:00 38° 41.10' 126° 16.35' 072° 2.3       wind up. Spinnaker down, jib up. Dolphins!
  09:00 38° 26.50' 125° 26.00' 100° 3.4 24 150° 1017  
  10:45 38° 21.27' 125° 12.27' 102° 3.6 19     fog, radar on timed watch circle 12 nm
  12:00 38° 16.98' 125° 04.43' 111° 2.9       24 hr gps = 143 nm, log 239 = 158 nm
  19:30 38° 06.16' 124° 09.41' 088° 3.1 20 145°   jib & staysl
  20:30             1019  
 
10-Sep Time Latitude Longitude CMG DMG TWS TWA Barom Comment
  09:00               At Golden Gate Bridge
  10:00               Tied up in Sausalito slip