Posts by: Kantoor Sluik

Sailing Towards Pitcairn — Light Winds, Rolling Swell and a First Gybe

25°06.4’S 112°03.4’ // course 245° // speed 5.3 kn Crew at the ready, explanation done. Sheets in, preventers tight. And.

3000 Meters Below the Keel — Sailing from Rapa Nui to Pitcairn

25°45.8S 109°55.0’W // course 318° // speed 5.9 kn It feels good to be underway again. To have 3000 meters.

The Power of the Waves

27°10.6’S 109°23.9’W // Behind two anchors in Vinapu bay Day two at anchor at Vinapu Bay, Rapa Nui. We made.

From swim stop to topsails to reefed again

26°07.8’S 109°04.1’W // course 183° // speed 7,9kn What a day we have had. I will keep it a little.

A Strike, a Flash of Blue, and Gone 

23°42.9’S 108°19.5’W // course 212° // speed 5,7kn Three minutes after Michael goes to have a nap, rrrrrrrrrrrrrr, the fishing line.

Life on Board: Swimming in the Middle of the Pacific Ocean

21°56.4’S 107°17.6’W // course 190° // speed 5.3 kn One step over the side, a short drop before hitting the.

Life at Sea on a Sunday: No Wind, Big Swell and Good Company

20°26.1’S 107°02.9’W // course 208° // speed 5,2 Sundays will be Sundays—but the wind and the ship seem to have.

Where effort turns into motion

18°56.3’S 105°50.8’W // course 233° // speed 3,4kn Laptop on my lap, thinking of what to write. My arms feel.

And Then We Did Lose the Wind

18°12.7’S 104°12.6’W // course 205° // speed 6,1kn Today was the day that, while we floated and bobbed around till.

On How We Never Lost the Wind

16°02.3’S 103°25.0’W // course 210° // speed 6.4 kn The propeller is humming with its distinct almost soothing sound. Riding.