April 3-8, 2016
Logbook – April 3, 2016 (Jaluit to ?)
Passage Log Highlights
- 1220 Engines on
- 1253 Engines off main (2 reefs) + genoa (1 reef)
Daily Notes
- 3 x Mahi Mahi – kept 1
- 5-hour squall from hell, max 37 kts
Editor’s note: Once again, we left without clarity on what our destination would be. Maybe Tarawa, maybe Funafuti, but we knew we would have to play it by ear.
Logbook – April 4, 2016 (Jaluit to Tarawa)
Passage Log Highlights
- 0605 Main (2 reefs) + genoa (1 reef)
- 1212 P engine on
- 1530 P engine off
Daily Notes
- Nothing to report
Logbook – April 5, 2016 (Jaluit to Tarawa)
Passage Log Highlights
- 0603 Main (2 reefs) + genoa (1 reef)
- 0715 P engine on – batteries
- 0835 P engine off
- 1127 Main (2 reefs) + genoa (1 reef)
- 1840 Generator on
- 1854 Main (2 reefs) + genoa (1 reef)
Daily Notes
- 2-3 kts current E–> W 😦
- D emerges from sea sickness funk
- Tentative decision to bypass Tarawa
Email to Family and Friends Dated April 5, 2015
Subject: Exodus – passage to somewhere
We left Jaluit a couple days ago, and I finally came out of my sea sickness funk about mid-morning. After being pretty much non-functioning for the better part of two days, I ended up having a really great day at sea today. I spent much of this afternoon at the helm listening to music, watching the waves, and counter swaying to the motion of the boat, enjoying just being out here, in a way that I can’t remember since our Pacific crossing. I guess after being so low for two days, just a regular day at sea seemed like a high. I really need a shower, though.
We are approaching Tarawa, but we are leaning towards pressing on since there should still be wind for a couple more days. I’m not sure where we’ll end up stopping, likely one of the small islands in the south of Kiribati. Alex is happy we are not stopping, because he really likes passages. He likes them because he pretty much gets left alone and can do what he wants all day, alternating between reading, listening to music, and playing the guitar. However, I told him that since I’m out of my funk he can expect me in his hair a little more, in fact, we can even do school tomorrow! Brenden, on the other hand, hates passages, and he’s the only one who’s disappointed we might not stop in Tarawa. He just wants the boat to stop moving. Tim used to enjoy passages a whole lot more than he does now, I think these upwind bashes are really hard on his back. But he sucks it up, like he always does and rarely complains. And they all really need showers too, so be grateful you are not here with us right now, because I can’t imagine the smell is that nice.
Love and miss you all,
-D.
Logbook – April 6, 2016 (Jaluit to ?)
Passage Log Highlights
- 0615 Main (2 reefs) + genoa (2 reefs)
- 0950 Same
- 1555 Main (1 reef) + genoa
Daily Notes
- Equator crossing
- 3-4 kt E–>W current 😦
Logbook – April 7, 2016 (Jaluit to ?)
Passage Log Highlights
- 0607 Main (1 reef) + genoa (1 reef)
- 0650 P engine off
- 0713 Both engines on – SB engine wouldn’t start. Ran port for a few minutes, and then tried again with port running and SB engine started
- 0803 Engines off
- Main (1 reef) + genoa
- 1711 P engine on – using an engine to try to get closer to the islands and out of the current
- 2332 P engine of
Daily Notes
- Nothing else to report
Email to Family and Friends Dated April 7, 2015
Subject: Exodus – Caught in a current
We are finding it extremely difficult to make any easting due to a 3-4 knot current running roughly east to west. Who knows, we may end up in Vanuatu after all!
The good news is that last evening we caught a yellow fin tuna, so our freezer is now stocked with Mahi Mahi AND Tuna so we are good to extend this passage for awhile. The funny part is that with fresh tuna in the fridge available for sashimi or seared steaks last night for dinner, we all opted to have the hot dogs (wrapped in fresh bread dough and baked in the oven) that I had already prepared. I guess that goes which of these is more of a novelty for us out here! Needless to say, tuna will be on the menu for lunch AND dinner today.
Love and miss you all,
-D.
Logbook – April 8, 2016 (Jaluit to Onotoa)
Passage Log Highlights
- 0654 Main (1 reef) + genoa
- 1002 Little jumping dolphins
- 1438 P Engine on
- 1451 SB engine on (1)
- 1605 Engines off Onotoa
Daily Notes
- (1) SB engine wouldn’t start. Ran port engine, SB engine voltage 12.6, wouldn’t start. Turned battery charger, SB engine voltage 12.6. Started. Went down to 11.0 when starting.
- Wind died to 5-8 kts and shifted E (as forecast) so we engined up and got ready to drop sails when we got hit w/ 20 kt from south. After the SB engine fiasco we tacked and sailed to the island.
Gresham Family Exodus 