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PPJ Day 1 – The Departure

March 11, 2021

Logbook – March 11, 2014 (Punta de Mita to Hiva Oa)

Passage Log Highlights

  • 1212 depart
  • 1236 engines off main + genoa
  • 1640 engines on to fish
  • 1714 engines off main + genoa
  • 1930 Alex hand steering
  • Min TWS 10.7 kts N
  • Max TWS 14.9 kts N

Daily Notes

  • Day 1
  • Tried to kidnap Kyle, detour fishing at Roca Corbetena
  • Daily net 7am VJN415, WEF9914
  • Eleutheria from Zihuat and Discovery from Cabo
Cheers to a safe passage
That’s one scruffy looking crew!
Immediately towing fishing lines, of course
The boys quickly settled into a passage routine of reading Darren Shan every chance they could
The boys earned cookies for hand steering (saves power to not use the autopilot)

Email to family and friends dated March 11, 2014

Subject: PPJ Day 1

We left Punta de Mita just about noon, and we tried our best to kidnap Kyle, but his crew wouldn’t give him up, so we had to drop him back off at Lady Carolina on our way out of the anchorage.  Kyle and Brenden got some surfing in before we left, and Tim cleaned the speed paddle wheel.  We’ve had decent sailing so far, all close hauled. The wind hasn’t been really strong, low double digits, so it hasn’t been uncomfortable at all.  We’re behind the rest of the fleet because we made a pit stop at Roca Corbetena to try to catch some fish.  Tim even got in the water and tried to spear something while the boys and I just circled around in Exodus.  But to no avail.  We had Chili tonight instead of sashimi. 

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At 3/12/2014 12:07 AM (utc) our position was 20°41.95’N 105°55.74’W

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