This morning at 3:40AM PDT the wind finally showed up, so we set the main and genoa, and killed the engine. We are now sailing more-or-less towards the strait of Juan de Fuca. This is much better then motoring through windless seas! We will probably end up sailing a little to the north of the […]

We’ve got great wind and following seas. Our course takes us basically dead downwind, so we are using the trusty “wing and wing” configuration, with the main to port, and the genoa on a pole to starboard. This is a pretty stable arrangement and we are making great time. Earlier in the day we had […]

Boat, lat, lon, course, speed, wind direction, windspeed, comment VALIS, 34 04, 156 19, 010, 5.2, 190, 5, motoring Bequia, 27 51, 160 26, 325, 7.5, 095, 15, Cassiopeia, 30 27, 152 28, 030, 6.8, 075, 9, Kotuku, 34 37, 155 07, 015, 5.2, 190, 5, motoring Tiki Blue, 34 01, 150 24, 010, 6, […]