Posts by: Jet

Getting the speed up with our topsail

When the plan comes together… or changes

Position: 19°11.7’S 085°42.5’W Course: 265° Speed: 6.5 knots Today brought a change of course—both literally and figuratively. Instead of sailing.

rain and sunshine! Rainbow

When It Rains, There May Also Be a Rainbow

Position: 19°21.5’S 083°04.9’W | Course: 285° | Speed: 6.5 kn Around 04:00 board time last night, we had to start.

Blue Swell, Boobies and Bearings

Position: 21°06.8’S 081°40.0’W | Course: 280° | Speed: 6.3kn Another beautiful day of sailing out on the open ocean. The.

The Day We Caught the Fish!

The Day We Caught the Fish!Position: 21°28.1’S – 078°57.2’W | Course: 280° | Speed: 6.9 knots After days of trying, Michael’s patience finally paid off.

a visit from a tropicbird

Topsails Up and Go

22°13.3’S 076°16.7’W – Course: 290° – Speed: 7.1 knots Last night we gybed, and did so twice more during the.

celestial navigation on board tecla

Whales Have Right of Way

Position: 23°38.0’S 074°38.7’W  Course: 305°  Speed: 5 knots “BOB! Whales have right of way – hard to starboard, hard to starboard!” Off.

Dolphins and Oily Waters

25°41.3’S | 075°23.4’W | Course: 029° | Speed: 7 knots Today the ocean looked like a calm, flat, oily mirror.

tecla crew hard at work

Wash Day

28°16.7’S 075°29.7’W – Course 357°, Speed 7kn As we’ve fully settled into our rhythm at sea, today marked our very.

Finding Our Rhythm

31°06.7’S 075°23.1’W Course: 355° | Speed: 7 knots We’ve been underway for nearly a week now. The routine of night.

Whales, sunshine but no wind..

33’42.8S 075’53.5W course 014 speed 6,6kn Where we were able to sail for a few hours yesterday, today that was.