Hawaii To Alaska Position Report #1
Position as of 0100 UTC, 12 June 2009
31 28 N, 160 04 W
558 nm north of Kauai, 1450 nm from landfall in Alaska.
We left Hanalei Bay, Kauai on Sunday June 7th at 1030 am in 20 k easterly winds, making 6+ k for the first 24 hours. Then the wind decreased to 10 k the next 20 hours, completely dying by 48 hours out. We've motor-sailing since in winds 5 - 10 k. Weather has been warm and sunny, seas 2-4 feet, swell out of the E/SE.
Early morning on Day 3 we picked up a red-footed booby hitch-hiker on our bow and it stayed for almost two days. We acquired another red-footed booby the night of Day 3 and the two of them shared the bow railing until the next morning. By noon of Day 4 they had both departed not to be seen again.
Weather charts show some weather north of us so we are anticipating 25 - 30 k winds by Sunday.
All is well on board.
31 28 N, 160 04 W
558 nm north of Kauai, 1450 nm from landfall in Alaska.
We left Hanalei Bay, Kauai on Sunday June 7th at 1030 am in 20 k easterly winds, making 6+ k for the first 24 hours. Then the wind decreased to 10 k the next 20 hours, completely dying by 48 hours out. We've motor-sailing since in winds 5 - 10 k. Weather has been warm and sunny, seas 2-4 feet, swell out of the E/SE.
Early morning on Day 3 we picked up a red-footed booby hitch-hiker on our bow and it stayed for almost two days. We acquired another red-footed booby the night of Day 3 and the two of them shared the bow railing until the next morning. By noon of Day 4 they had both departed not to be seen again.
Weather charts show some weather north of us so we are anticipating 25 - 30 k winds by Sunday.
All is well on board.
Labels: Alaska, Hawaii, Position Report, Tamara
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