Blog entry Ten – 21st Sept 2008

CURRENT POSITION:                        22 38N, 154 12W

SPEED:                                                9.0kts

HEADING:                                                242T

 

Hi everyone, well we are running down the track to waypoint five which puts us at the top of the island of Oahu a distance of 230 NM from our current position.  We then have 22.5 NM to run to the harbour of Ala Wai.  Our ETA, on our current performance should be 1400 to 1430 Monday local Hawaiian time.  During last night the wind shifted to the NE and reached about 15 knots the highest reading to date.  It is currently at 10 knots from the same sector and we have a following sea with swell of about 1.5 to 2M.  So the weather patter and our comfort zone has been exceptional with hot meals in the evening, good breakfasts and snacks through out the day.  We are all fit and attentive to our duties and doing three hour watches at night commencing at 9PM in the evening.  During the day we wander about the boat each of us plugged into our own music via iPods, what a contrast to the past.  The boat is big enough for each of us to find our own sanctuary, read and listen to music – its just about my pace.  A bit of R & R in Honolulu, a birthday celebration for our youngest crew member Scott and then the long leg, some 2300NM, to American Samoa across the equator and into home water – the southern pacific.  It all looks good.  When Jack joins us in 
Honolulu we could be four as Brian who initially came for the trip to Honolulu to take us through the complexities of the engine room is seriously thinking of staying on the Fiji.

Cheers for now.

Roger.