March 15, 2014
Logbook – March 15, 2014 (Punta de Mita to Hiva Oa)
Passage Log Highlights
- 1257 sail change main (2 reef) + genn
- 1527 sail change drop main
- 1059 T–>D main (2 reef) + genn
- Min TWS 10.5 kts N
- Max TWS 15.3 kts N
Daily Notes
- Gray morning
Email to family and friends dated March 15, 2014
Subject: PPJ Day 5
Nothing much to report today, really, other than I have to admit I am enjoying this way more than I thought I would. I suppose I really am a recluse at heart. Now, if we could only shake that pesky Lady Carolina. We keep losing them and then, there they are again. 🙂 It’s pretty crazy that at day 5 we are less than 10 miles apart. True Blue and Chara and are now well out of VHF range, but we tag up every morning on our own little SSB net in order to stay in touch. It was a cloudy day today, so our solar production is way down. I had no idea how much our navigation and sail plan decisions would not be based on maximizing our miles, but rather maximizing sun on the panels. But no complaints here at all, we are having a very comfortable ride, and like I said, it’s pretty nice out here. There’s something cleansing about shrinking your entire world down to a small box and having nothing but the blue (did I mention how blue it is!) ocean all around you. The boys are quite bored though, and they are filling their time mostly with school and reading. I’m not sure what they will do when they finish the Darren Shan series. Now that I’m over the hump of getting used to the routine of nighttime watches, I’m hoping to read and play games with them a little more. I’ve been able to do school with them the last two days, which I enjoyed, them, not so much. There’s a little more accountability when mom’s paying attention. Meals have been pretty normal, and I’ve been able to cook pretty much what I would cook at anchor… tortilla soup, fish & roasted veggies/potatoes, fajitas. Although we do eat earlier than usual, so I can go to bed by 7-7:30 so I can get up for watch at 11.
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At 3/16/2014 12:01 AM (utc) our position was 18°00.66’N 113°01.84’W
Gresham Family Exodus 