by oceangybe | Aug 15, 2010 | Position Reports
Time: 0430 Lat: 51 deg 48 N Long: 135 deg 14 W Boat: 6.5 knts at 120 deg T Wind: 25 knts at N Distance to BC: 285nm We finally got into the northerly winds yesterday morning, and they built during day to 25 knots. Did 6s and 7s all night with our “Lazer...
by oceangybe | Aug 13, 2010 | Position Reports
The only large floating items we’ve seen in the past couple days have been natural; kelp, logs, and that’s pretty much it. However we did a couple of trawls today and they turned up a few tiny...
by oceangybe | Aug 12, 2010 | Position Reports
Yee haa! We crossed the 49th Parallel! We’re still slowing making our way north east, setting up for an approach to the coast. We’re currently equidistant to Kodiak Alaska, and the Queen Charlotte Islands. It’s flippin’ cold up here! The skies...
by oceangybe | Aug 8, 2010 | Position Reports
Ahhh… the engine is off again and we are sailing our way north. This is dramatically off-course but weather predictions show heavy winds off the coast in a few days, so we are “putting money in the bank” and heading north. We may end up as far north...
by oceangybe | Aug 6, 2010 | Position Reports
Well, the wind decided to mess with our new NORTH plan and make it impossible to sail north. So we actually just cracked the engine and are motor-sailing our way north. Blew out our 135 Genoa at 11am, it now features three 6ft long wind stress relievers (read:large...
by oceangybe | Aug 5, 2010 | Position Reports
OK, new plan. Stop going towards BC and just head North. North out the high and North into some more consistent wind. Forget about VMG and just head North. Tore a large hole in the main sail today so had to swap it out for the spare main, which has remained hidden in...
