Yesterday was a 24 hour nightmare. I wish it had been a dream so I could wake up and shake it off, but every bit of it was real and the consequences will follow us all the way to Hawaii. We are currently 1,700 nautical miles from Honolulu. Under normal conditions, with Hazel carrying her full sail plan, we would have expected to arrive in about twelve days. After yesterday, that timeline is no longer realistic. The day took a serious toll on Hazel, and her crew is exhausted b

The rhythm out here has shifted in the best possible way. After the challenges of the early passage and the quiet joy of Easter, Hazel and the two of us seem to have found a groove blessed by good weather and following seas. This 5,000 mile passage has been reduced to 1,875 miles remaining, which means 63% is behind us, but who’s counting. The asymmetrical spinnaker has become our friend instead of the source of our frustration. We have grown confident in setting and trimming

He has risen. Praise and give thanks to our Lord Jesus Christ. Day whatever it is on the open Pacific. We have lost count a little, but the miles keep sliding west. We left Panama for Hawaii on March 8. As you know, a few problems along the way forced some delays. Even so, if you calculate our March 8 departure against the full mileage from Panama to Hawaii without any stops, we crossed the halfway mark. After thirty days of sailing from Panama, we have about 2,300 nautical m