Arrived in Cocos Keeling
Yesterday, just under four days out of Christmas Island, 525 nm, we sighted the first island of Cocos Keeling at ten in the morning. Cocos Keeling is a conglomeration of…
On to Cocos Keeling
If we had a rearview mirror on this boat, Christmas Island would have been solidly in the frame for about two hours yesterday, and then it was just ocean as…
On watch & Couch Surfing
I had a short watch from midnight to three last night and had a good sleep afterward. Feeling good, I even manage to get in some stretching exercises while on…
Squalls
Squalls I had forgotten the joy of what it was like having your living quarters under a 20-degree angle, or all of a sudden 22 and then back to 10.…
Along Indonesia – a Reflection.
When we departed Darwin, we left on an NW heading and turned west as soon as possible, staying clear of any potential obstacles, primarily land. Going westward keeps the whole…
Ship Traffic
Just before nine in the evening, I'm on watch, and a visual 360-degree sweep of the world around me gives me a light behind me and one up ahead. At…
At Sea
Yesterday we motored for about three hours before we found some wind. Not much though, just enough to fly the asymmetrical, one of those really light balloon-type spinnakers. Most of…
Hello there from the Indian Ocean.
We finally left Darwin on the evening of the 12th. We were cleared by customs at about 11:00 am but had to wait for the tide to go out. Six-meter…
The Crosswalk
As a little guy I spent about two weeks every summer with my grandparents in a small coastal town. They lived right across from the beach. House number 34. Their…
Drunken Sailors
He sits at the table behind me and then a little to the left. All by his lonesome self, but don’t look now. I’d say about 60 or so, slightly…