Posts by: Jet

Sun rizing in the south pacific

Chasing Wind (again) and Island Dreams

Position: 10°28.0S – 135°50.6W | Course: 292° | Speed: 6.6 knots Last night brought a brief lull: for about an.

Making haste and enjoying the breeze

Position: 11°36.8’S 133°15.8’W | Course: 300° Speed: | 7.0 knots What a full day of sailing it has been! We’ve done everything between 6.2.

Moonlit Miles and Starboard Sails

Position: 13°29.6’S 130°43.7’W — Course: 308° — Speed: 7.5 knots Today was one of those near-perfect sailing days. The kind.

Trimmed Sails and Tropic Trades – Pentecost Underway

position: 14°12.4S 128°17.5W – COG 262°, SOG 7.4 knots Yesterday, Sunday, it felt,  brought us our first real taste of tropical sailing.

A Birthday, a Breeze, and a Blue Planet – World Ocean Day at Sea

Position: 13°13.4’S 125°51.3’W Course: 248° Speed: 6.2 knots Some days start quietly. Others begin with a birthday and a surprise under the benches..

LOL in the Sky and a Breeze on the Beam

12°44.4’S – 122°01.2’W | Course 245° | 7.5 knots Quite unexpectedly, we picked up a breeze this afternoon that’s been.

Winged Dreams on a Glassy Sea

12°34.1S – 120°18.2W | Course 285° | Speed 6.6kn The ocean is turning into liquid silk. With each hour, the.

Trade Winds? More Like Tease Winds…

13°09.2S – 117°41.4W – course 285° – speed 6.6kn We had to give in today… The wind just wasn’t there,.

Drifting under stars, chasing time

Position: 13°22.3’S 115°04.0’W | Course: 255° | Speed: 5.5 knots Tonight, the race has slowed… to what almost feels to.

Racing the Showers and Chasing the Sun

Position: 12°32.2’S | 112°15.6’W | Course: 250° | Speed: 7.1kn Today brought a mix of exhilaration and mild frustration. The.