Report from VALIS – Aug 27 (and the morning of Aug 28) As of Thursday, Aug 28, 9:30 AM PDT, VALIS was as lat 34deg 25min north, lon 156deg 51min west. We are sailing on northeasterly course at a speed of about 4 knots. As was predicted, the wind has shifted to come from the […]

As of Aug 26, 9:00 PM PDT, we are at lat 32deg 47min north, lon 159deg 54min west, and are sailing slightly north of east at 5 kts. Winds are about 10 kts from the north, and seas are 2 ft. Skys are partly cloudy. We are sailing with full jib, staysail and main. After […]

As of Aug 25, 7:00 PM PDT, we are at lat 30deg 46min north, lon 160deg 01min west, and are sailing north west at 5.5 kts. Winds are about 10 kts from the north east, and seas are 3 ft. Skys are partly cloudy. We are sailing with full jib and main. Yesterday, Daniel flew […]

Since we didn’t send out a report yesterday, this one will cover the last two days. We are all doing fine, and the boat is sailing well. As of Aug 24, 10:40 AM PDT, we are at lat 28deg 24min north, lon 159deg 34min west, and are sailing due north at 5.7 kts. Winds are […]

Greetings from the sailing vessel VALIS, en-route from Hanalei Bay, Kauai, to San Francisco. We are on the second day of our run, and are now about 150 nautical miles north of Kauai. As of 9:00 PM PDT, our position is lat 24deg 48min N, lon 159deg 26min W. We spent the few days before […]

VALIS arrived Lahaina, July 26, 3:00PM Hawaii Time We are peacefully swinging at anchor here near the Mala Wharf, about one mile from Lahaina. We are about to motor to shore in our Avon, and set foot on dry land for the first time in 14 days. Details on our last day and a half […]

Report from Sailing Vessel VALIS Noon July 24 to Noon July 25 Current position: Lat 21deg 46.22min, Lon 153deg 13.18min Heading 263 deg magnetic, speed 6.5 knots under spinnaker (7 knots through the water). Distance run Noon to Noon: 157 nautical miles over the ground. The winds are blowing about 15 knots, from the east. […]

Report from Sailing Vessel VALIS Noon July 23 to Noon July 24 Current position: Lat 21deg 06.00min, Lon 156deg 38.19min Heading 255 deg magnetic, speed 6 knots under spinnaker (6+ knots through the water). Distance run Noon to Noon: 163 nautical miles over the ground — significantly faster than yesterday’s run. Since Noon yesterday, we […]

Report from Sailing Vessel VALIS Noon July 22 to Noon July 23 Current position: Lat 22deg 54.13min, Lon 147deg 52.02min Heading 239 deg magnetic, speed 7 knots under spinnaker (7+ knots through the water). Distance run since Noon yesterday: 124 nautical miles, which is our shortest run yet. Since Noon yesterday, we have sailed with […]

Report from Sailing Vessel VALIS Noon July 21 to Noon July 22 Current position: Lat 23deg 49.31min, Lon 145deg 51.36min Heading 245 deg magnetic, speed 5 knots under power (5.5 knots through the water). Distance run since Noon yesterday: 147 nautical miles, which is a below-average run for us, but may be an indication of […]