March 26, 2014
Logbook – March 26, 2014 (Punta de Mita to Hiva Oa)
Passage Log Highlights
- 0202 port engine, main, genoa
- 0355 port engine off
- 1500 depart equator
- Min TWS 2.9 kts SE
- Max TWS 11.7 kts SE
Daily Notes
- Equator crossing!!!
Email to family and friends dated March 16, 2014
Subject: Day 16 – Equator Crossing
There are now four new shellbacks on board Exodus. We crossed the equator today! We hove-to just after crossing and had a ceremony to toast to Neptune. Then we all cut our hair and gave it to Neptune along with other gifts from each of us. The boys got buzz cuts. I passed on that, but Tim did cut it well above my shoulders. The conditions were very calm so the boys all went for a swim off the stern of the boat. We tied a line and let it trail just in case someone started drifting. We made pizza and cookies, and overall a great day was had by all. The wind is dead and we have about a knot and a half of current against us, so it’s slow going right now. According to the forecast we shouldn’t expect a whole lot of wind until we get down to about 5 deg south. Last night and tonight with winds in about the 5 kt range, we’ve elected to run one of the engines to charge the batteries rather than the generator, since we haven’t motored much we have more of margin on diesel at this point than gasoline (for the generator). And the extra knot or 2 of boat speed we get is nice too when we’re just slogging along.
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At 3/26/2014 2:15 PM (utc) our position was 00°14.65’N 127°19.60’W
Editor’s note: This seems to be the ONE time I forgot to update our GPS location… really, we were south of the equator at this point!
Gresham Family Exodus 