Well we made it through the night but had to turn the engine on at this morning as the wind was all but gone. We were able to ghost along from 11am to noon which was a nice break from the engine noise but hopefully the high will pass over us and we will, Read More
Well the boys finally caught a fish. It was a pretty small Mahi Mahi but there was enough meat for the three of us (Ron does not eat fish). Jed looked back and saw the fish flapping on the surface and yelled “Fish on!” Do we all ran back to see the monster be, Read More
As you may have read here, our boom has a significant bend in it and need to be replaced. This is devastating for us and therefore we made a (difficult) decision to ask our friends and readers for help. If you are interested in helping us by contributing to having our boom replaced you, Read More
Well another great day sailing with the Genoa. We are again on a beam reach and managed to knock off 169 miles for the noon to noon run. Jed and Kevin have been fishing for the last couple days without luck so I thought I would take my turn at cooking dinner for everyone., Read More
We had a pretty good run of 171 miles in the last 24 hours and speeds well over 8 knots at times. It has been great. The seas have calmed down a lot and we have been blasting along on a beam reach. Although the wind instruments have not been working we keep sailing, Read More
Needless to say it was very disheartening to break the boom yesterday. Although it isn’t completely broken it is virtually unusable and we have decided to carry on to Alaska as turning back would mean an end to this trip for the guys and our trip as family as well. We had a great, Read More
Well it was a slow start to the day and it was harder to leave Hawaii than I had anticipated. Although I am really excited to get to Alaska and explore SE, I really felt like leaving Hawaii was a big turning point for the trip as there would be no more warm water, Read More
We rolled into Hanalei after our overnight passage and it was hate at first sight. This was supposed to be one of the most beautiful anchorages in the world and we hated it… The water was a murky brown, it was cloudy and rainy and a north wind was pushing in 4 foot rollers, Read More
And that brings us to now, on a night passage to Hanalei Bay on Kauai. It is a distance of about 100 nm, so a true overnighter. This will be our first with the two kids. Fynn is great at night as she seems to sleep through anything but she is a bit trickier, Read More
Our next layover was Lono Harbour where we barely had the anchor set before the boat was swarmed by bees. We shut everything down and headed ashore where a made made lagoon was the perfect swimming hole for Bowen. It was his first time in the water (he hadn’t even had a bath yet!!!!), Read More
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