March 19, 2014
Logbook – March 19, 2014 (Punta de Mita to Hiva Oa)
Passage Log Highlights
- 0158 D–>T main + genoa
- 2320 T–> D wing & wing
- Min TWS 13.6 NE
- Max TWS 18.8 NE
Daily Notes
- Day 9
- Propane free day – changed to tank #2
Email to family and friends dated March 19, 2014
Subject: PPJ Day 9
We ran out of our first propane canister today, just as the water boiled for coffee this morning (thankfully not before). So, we (I) decided to have a propane free day, woo hoo! Cereal and fruit for breakfast, tuna poke w/ crackers for lunch, and sandwiches, cold veggies and chips/salsa for dinner. Easy day for the cook. And to top it off it looks like we don’t have to make a sail change before dark, so I can go to bed a little early too. Amazingly, we just came back into VHF range with Lady Carolina, so it’s nice to know you can just pick up a radio and talk to someone. The boys have had the last two days off from school and they’ve been staying busy baking, reading, playing Legos, and playing Minecraft. Tim stays busy reading and catching up on boat projects, including a couple of sewing projects (Marsha, you would be proud.) As for me, between watches, meals, and school, I find I don’t have the energy for much else. Every time I crack a book I doze off. Without school these past two days I’ve caught up on some of my writing and started working on a movie of our first-year cruising, but it’s slow going. In these seas, just sitting at the computer is an intense core workout. In case anyone is interested I’ve included our watch schedule below, so you can see how we share the load of keeping us safe out here.
Exodus watch schedule
0800-0900 (1 hr) Alex
0900-1000 (1 hr) Brenden
1000-1200 (2 hr) Deanne
1200-1500 (3 hr) Tim
1500-1700 (2 hr) Deanne
1700-1800 (1 hr) Brenden
1800-1900 (1 hr) Alex
1900-2300 (4 hr) Tim
2300-0200 (3 hr) Deanne
0200-0500 (3 hr) Tim
0500-0800 (3 hr) Deanne
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At 3/19/2014 1:47 PM (utc) our position was 13°21.79’N 119°11.19’W
Gresham Family Exodus 