Monthly Archives: March 2015

German research ship “Sonne”. I talked to them on the radio, their doctor seemed pretty surprised at the small size of my boat and the fact that I was solo.

Good wind and a warm sunset.

Day 5. The breeze had picked up a little, I’m moving steadily at 4-4.5 knots. I sit and watch the patch of sea where my fishing line disappears into the distance. The lure is about 100’ back. It took 2 … Continue reading →

Apparently another perfect day. I shook the reefs out of the mainsail and cleared the deck of the dead flying fish and small squid that had landed there overnight.

Update from Sarah: Tim set sail Saturday morning for his month long (give or take) sail to somewhere in French Polynesia! He is sailing ‘with’ a fleet of other boats in what they call “The Pacific Puddle Jump”…here is the … Continue reading →

The perfect ocean sailing day. After all I’ve seen sailing on the ocean, it’s amazing to find that there really are nice days out here. Good winds in the 10-15 knot range, small seas at less than 5 feet, and … Continue reading →

Launch day. Slept in. Made weigh. Chat w Destiny Dawn. Conditions are right and many boats are starting The Jump. Lively conditions at the cabo.

0900. The Port Captain’s office in Puerto Vallarta. Two days of bureaucracy to check out of Mexico. I was first in line. Been here for 2 hrs now and wow this lady hates her job, and me, and everything I … Continue reading →

Winning day! Epic epic epic… I’m starting to feel pretty excited about the crossing. I epoxied the dinghy oarlock (and corresponding chunk of wood) back together. Not perfectly beautiful, but thinking it will be fully functional. Then I crawled down … Continue reading →

Worked on general maintenance projects, still recovering the boat from the sail. Cleaned half the bottom. It was pretty funky, guess I’d waited too long. The Mexican navy visited in an inflatable dinghy. They wanted to see my papers: TIP … Continue reading →