Tag: ocean passage

  • Day 2: Passage Fiji to New Cal

    Calder reported that the screen of his window must have been ripped off by a wave overnight. Woke to decreased winds in the 20s, seas still a good 3 meters. We’re making good time to beat a system that is coming in on Wednesday afternoon to New Cal, hoping to arrive Wednesday morning. My seasickness…

  • Passage: Tonga to NZ Day 4

    Saturday, November 9, 2024:  Passage Tonga to New Zealand Day 4 The wash machine continues, as we are in the spin cycle of this stretch of water.  Daylight on these waves makes it much better, as we can anticipate them and change our COG (course over ground) as needed based on the direction of the…