SV Terikah Adventures

SV Terikah

Terikah Tracking

https://forecast.predictwind.com/tracking/display/SV-Terikah/ Here’s the link to our Predict Wind tracking page that will update our location as we travel.
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Day 15: Pacific Ocean Crossing from Mexico to French Polynesia

All of us woke a bit late, except for Chris still at the wheel, from our 2am Equator ceremony; he is now thankfully napping in Southern Hemisphere bliss. Seas a bit on our beam, winds light, we slowly sail along at 4 knots. We are trying to head more south than west at this point…
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Day 14: EQUATOR!!!

Moving along today, first under genoa, then under Code 0; changed our course just 15 degrees to the west. Skies are blue, sun is hot. I see why this passage is called a marathon. We are trying to take in every moment, but I’m also excited to stop moving for a second and stand on…
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Day 13: Pacific Crossing from Mexico to French Polynesia

Chris barely touched our sails for the remainder of the night; we are indeed in the Southeast Trade winds, which are unusually high north right now. We have a joke with the couple helping us with weather that, after the ITCZ, we’ll pop out into the Trades – “Poof!” It was indeed “poof” – magically…
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