Category Archives: Pacific Crossing

As I woke up this morning and peaked my head out in the cockpit to check on things, I got slammed with more bad news. The rod kicker had broken loose from the mast and was hanging on by a … Read More »

Yesterday wasn't the best of days. A broken headsail furler and the exhausting work that followed. Then during the night, the boom and other sail gear kept constantly slamming as waves were hitting the boat from the side. I had … Read More »

This morning, it was so calm it was time to roll up the headsail and set the spinnaker. My Furlex furler wouldn't budge and it looked like and override inside the drum. Not the first time this has happened, the … Read More »

It's end of Day 2 of sailing to Hawaii and while conditions have been varied, it's overall been a fantastic two first days. Everyone says the first few days are the hardest. You have to break away from land and … Read More »

After two long days of getting the boat ready, I finally kicked off from the dock and am now on my way on my single handling adventure to Hawaii. Check out the map at the top of the blog to … Read More »