log of SV Passage for 2005

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  GMT lat long CSM speed dir knots dir height % hPa ↑ or ↓  
03-03-05 2030 21º17'N 157º50'W 108 7 var 3-10 NW 5-8' 20 1015   We're off @ 1030 HST
03-04-05 0420 21º05N 157º15W
motor sailed
var 3-10     0 1017 +2 Dropped hook in Lono, Molokai 
                          18'deep/mud/80' scope
03-16-05 2330         340 16 N 3-5 10 1015 -2 Heading to Kaunakakai - single reef
03-17-05 0100 21º05N 157º02W 90 7 N-NE 15 1-3 NE 30 1016 +1 Glorious broad reach to Kaunakakai
                          16'deep/mud/100' scope - 2 anchors
03-18-05 0415     131   SE 11 N 3 30 1016 0 Left for Big Island
        127-137 4-6 SE 8-11 N 3   1016 0 Pleasant sail thru Lanai, Maui, Kahoolawe
        155 5-7 NE 18 NW 3-5 30 1015 -1 Alenuehaha uncomfortable not unbearable
03-18-05 2200 19º40N 156º02W     NE 8-10     30 1014 -1 Arrived Honokohau (Kona) noon HST
    19º58N 156º20W drifting NE 18 NW 10 50 1012 -2 Received VHF call from SV Nepenthe
                          They lost headstay & engine won't start
        308 7 NE 18-22 NW 8-10 70 1012 0 We headed back out to offer help
03-19-05 0030 19º55N 156º21W 130 2-2.5 NE 18-22 NW 10 70 1012 0 Met SV Nepenthe - jury rigged staysail
03-19-05 0230 19º51N 156º18W 135 4 NE 12-18 NW 6-10   1013 +1 Got their engine running - following us in
03-19-05 0900 19º40N 156º02W     NE 8-10 NW 3-8   1013 0 Arrived Honokohau - again
04-10-05 0330 19º11N 155º55W 180 5 W 2-4 S 2 90 1017 0 6.5 hr motorsail to Milolii, Big Island
04-10-05 2000 19º10N 155º55W 180 5 NNW 10 NW 1 0 1016 0 Motored to Honomalino/25' sand
04-11-05 2220     214 6.4 SSW 1.5-2 NW 1 100 vog 1016 0 Left Big Island for Fanning
04-12-05 0317 18º39N 156º04W 190 8.2 E 22 E 10 20 1014 0 Dbl reef, 50% jib, sloppy seas
04-13-05 0315 16º06N 157º12W 190 7.5 ENE 18 conf 8-10 40 1011 0 Sloppy confused seas.  Uncomfortable
04-14-05 0308 13º43N 158º06W 195 6.5 E 22 conf 8-10 50 1011 0 Unchanged wind/sea/sails
04-15-05 0306 11º19N 158º55W 190 6.2 ENE 24 conf 10 15 1010 0 Jib 30%
04-16-05 0315 08º58N 158º48W 160 5.2 ENE 20 E 10 100 1009 0 Seas less confused - improving
04-17-05 0308 06º54N 158º04W 175 6 ENE 19 E 4 10 1010 0 Seas greatly improved
04-18-05 0315 04º44N 158º32W 225 5.5 E 20 NE 4 10 1010 0 Squall X 1 hr w/ gusts to 37 kts
                          Sheared bolt on autopilot - fixed
                          Sheared bold on goosneck - jib alone
04-18-05 1645 03º57N 159º07W 240 3.5-4 ESE 12 E 2 25 1010 0 Land sighted
04-18-05 2330 03º52N 159º22W     SE 10     10 1019 ++ CQR in 16' mud Fanning lagoon
06-07-05 2130     180 4-5 E 15 N 2 10 1011   Left Fanning for Penrhyn w/full main
06-07-05 2300         E 15-18 E 4 30 1011 0 Single reefed main, furled 30% genoa
06-08-05 0315 03º15N 159º07W 170 6 ENE 14 E 6 50 1009 -2 Unchanged wind/sea/sails
06-09-05 ~2000     120 6 ENE 22-32 E 6-8 100 1007 -2 Squall X 1 hr w/ gusts to 32 kts
06-09-95 0336 01º37N 159º19W 80 3.5 SSE 8 NE 6 90 1008 +1 Making easting
06-10-05 0320 01º37N 158º11W 180 5.3 SE 12 SE 3 90 1009 -1 Same sails
06-11-05 0121 00º00 158º03W 154 5.9 SE 11 E 3 30 1009 0 Crossed equator.  Great sailing.
06-11-05 0328 00º10S 157º58W 160 6.2 E 11 E 3 30 1009 0 Great conditions
06-12-05 0325 02º17S 157º30W 180 4.8 E 8 NE 3 10 1009 0 Full genoa trying to maintain weigh
06-12-05 0400                       Motorsailing
06-12-05 1600                       Resumed sailing with full genoa
06-13-05 0320 04º06S 157º23W 170 5.8 E 13 SE 6 10 1009 0 Partly furled genoa
06-14-05 0320 06º17S 157º25W 180 6.8 E 18 E 6 50 1008 -1 Heavy rain earlier.  Motorsailed 2 hrs.
06-15-05 0330 08º41S 157º58W 207 5 E 10 E 4 20 1009 +1 Full main.  Rolly seas.  25 mi to Penrhyn.
06-15-05 0415 08º44S 158º00W 207 6-7 ENE 8-9 E 4       Furled jib.  Motorsailing in.  20 mi out.
06-15-05 0730 08º58S 158º05W     E 2-3       1011 +2 Hove to outside Tauria pass till daybreak
06-15-05 1825 08º58S 158º03W     E 8-10 SE 1 100     Rainy.  Enter @ next slack.
06-15-05 2200 08º59S 158º03W     E 5.8 0 0 40 1009 -2 In lagoon-CQR in 40' sand w/ 200' chain
06-20-05 ~2000 08º57S 157º56W                   Crossed lagoon to Te Tautau - calmer.
06-28-05 2200 08º59S 158º03W     ENE 10     <10 1014   Back to Omoka.  CQR 45' sand 200' chain
07-01-05 2330         ENE 15 E 2 <10 1010   Left Penrhyn for Rakahanga, Cook Isl
07-02-05 0330 09º04S 158º23W 252 6 ENE 15 SE 3 10 1011 +1 No main -  #1 jib on pole
  1025 09º17S 159º01W 253 5.5 ESE 15 SSE 3 5 1011   Same sails - very rolly
07-03-05 0000 09º37S 160º04W 255 5.2 E 12-14 S-SE 2-3 15 1011   Single-reef main, poled out jib, wing/wing
  0330 09º40S 160º20W 255 2.5 ESE 6 SE 3 50 1011   Shifting winds w passing weather
  0430 09º41S 160º23W 252 5.1 E 6 SE 3 20 1011   Full main - Furled jib
  1900 10º00S 161º06W 171 3 ESE 6-7 W 2 100     Rakahanga too deep to anchor - rainy
07-04-05 0030 10º24S 161º05W 156 3 ENE 6.5 S 5 5 1011   Rain cleared - Dbl reef - great sailing
  0230 10º23S 161º02W 219 5.6 E 9.6 S 4 5 1010 -1 Manihiki too deep - on to Suwarrow  
  0340 10º27S 161º05W 215 5.6 E 9.5 SW 6 5 1010   Single-reefed main & full #1 jib
  2230 11º44S 162º01W 216 6.4 SE 11 S 4-5 10 1012   Same sails
07-05-05 0300 12º04S 162º21W 220 6.2 SSE 17 S 6 20 1012   Dbl-reefed main.  Approaching squall
  2200 13º15S 163º07W     ESE 18 ESE <1 75 1011   CQR in 40' sand Suwarrow - squally
07-22-05 0330 13º14S 163º17W 250 7.2 ESE 22 SE 4 20   -1 Left Suwarrow for Amer Samoa
07-23-05 0330 13º44S 165º50W 255 7 ESE 20 E 5 50 1011   Dbl reef/50% jib/staysail - 155 mi last 24
  0639 13º50S 166º10W 257 5-6 ESE 20 E 5 night 1011   Furl jib/few º off to ^ dist from Tackless
07-24-05 0330 14º17S 168º13W 266 6 E 18 E 6 10 1010   Dbl reef, 50% jib, staysail
07-25-05 0330 14º21S 170º28W 287 4.8 NNW 6 NNW 2 90 1008 -2 Motorsailing - 12 mi out of Pago Pago
  0600 14º16S 170º42W               1009   CQR in 40' mud/trash in Pago Pago
8-19-05 0319 14º18S 170º40W 180 5.4 E 10 S 1 25 1011   Left Pago Pago for Apia, WS. Motorsailing
  0943 14º13S 171º05W 316 3.8 E 10 E 4 80 1011   28 kt squall - deeply reefed jib
  2015 13º47S 171º45W             100 1014 3 Rainy.  Side-tied to tug in Apia harbor
8-30-05 1500                   1009   Left Apia, WS for NTT, Tonga
                          Motorsailing w/ single reef
  1615 13º46S 171º47W 315 5.2 150 3 0 0   1009   Motorsailing NW coast of Upola, WS
  1725 13º43S 171º52W 255 5.2 154 3-4 E 1 >90 1013 +4 Cleared Apolima Island to port
9-2-05 0030 15º56S 173º46W     125 8-10     90