And that’s a wrap…..
So we did it – 3133.7 Nautical miles in 18.5 days – that’s a daily average of 170 miles (which is way better than we planned for). That epic current made all the difference. The overall route was about 200 miles longer than going direct, but we were picking up a free 30 to 40 […]
Pacific Day 18 – into the final straight…..
Getting close to the end So after all the planning around the Korean fishing fleet, they all buggered off a few hours before we arrived… must have been something we said??! Anyway, we made the planned slight turn at the bottom of the fishing ground and are now heading directly for the north end of […]
Pacific Day 17 – 24hours on Nautilus……
Sailing with just the two of us “2-up” is an amazing experience, but can be quite lonely as you don’t actually spend that much time together. Whilst one of us is awake and “on watch”, the other person is typically asleep or resting. Chatting to other yachties who have done similar, everybody develops their own […]
Pacific Day 16 – Leaky windows
Over the last few days we’ve been shipping a fair amount of water onto the deck and it runs down the side of the boat, over our bedroom and out of the scuppers on the side. We had a small leak in the hatch over our bed that was gradually getting worse and soaking the […]
Pacific Day 15 – A bit quieter today
After getting smashed around for the last couple of days, the wind backed off over night and it’s now 15, gusting to 20 – which makes a lot of difference to the sea conditions, which are now less “Wigwam’y”… The wind has also gone round a bit further, so the seas are coming it at […]
Pacific Day 13 – Time for a swim
So, what did you do today?……. Well I jumped off the boat in the middle of the Pacific Ocean in my snorkling gear to try to clear a blocked poop tank by pushing a flexible rod up through a thru-hull!…. pretty normal isn’t it? 🙂 Yesterday the wind dropped down to hardly anything in the […]
Pacific Day 12 – Dirty Bottom……
Back down south…… Well, we have made our turn and are now point directly at the Marquesas islands. Computer says only 1215 nautical miles left to go, which should be about 8 to 9 days depending on the wind and waves. We’re out of the current that was carrying us along, so things will be […]
Pacific Day 11 – Caught a fish (at last)!
Yey – finally caught a fish on this trip – was starting to think there was nothing out there.. It’s a decent size Wahoo. They look (and smell) like a very large barracuda. I filleted it down and we were hoping to have sashimi / ceviche, but to be honest it did not taste that […]
Pacific Day 10 – More Boobies….
Morning all, yes more Boobies and more boobie poop to go with it…. HOWEVER, this was one of the much rarer “Red Footed Boobies” rather than the more common blue-footed or masked. (clearly we spent too much time in Galapagos to know this). They only nest on one of the smallest isolated islands up on […]
Pacific Day 9 – Slow and steady….
Steady progress over the last day… After the previous record breading 24 hours, we’re down to something more sedate with only 1.5 knots of current and 8-10knots of wind. Certainly not complaining as we had a beautiful sunrise and there isn’t a cloud in the sky. I had a quick look on Marine Traffic last […]