So what do you on your another perfect day on the Pacific and your 20 th day at sea. Well if you are Michelle, you brighten the crew's day with PANCAKES!
All is well on Sailing Vessel Shadowside!
Have a great day!
Lad
Monday, August 22, 2016
A Perfect Day For..........
So what do you on your another perfect day on the Pacific and your 20 th day at sea. Well if you are Michelle, you brighten the crew's day with PANCAKES!
All is well on Sailing Vessel Shadowside!
Have a great day!
Lad
Position Update
Good Morning,
Position:
08/22/16 07:48 HST
48-09 N 134-24 W
SOG 4.5 kn COG 064 M
Wind 4.4 kn @ 282 M
Clear and Calm
Motor Sailing
Lad
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Position:
08/22/16 07:48 HST
48-09 N 134-24 W
SOG 4.5 kn COG 064 M
Wind 4.4 kn @ 282 M
Clear and Calm
Motor Sailing
Lad
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Sunday, August 21, 2016
Turning for Home
Good day,
This morning at 09:00 HST and after sailing 2170 NM from HI, the Shadowside turned East for the final leg of our voyage to landfall at Cape Flattery with 462 NM to go.
It continues to be a great voyage. Last night we came through a cold front with quite a bit of rain. Today the sun is back out and we have a crystal clear, cloudless sky.
Every evening at 17:00 HST we check in with the Pacific Seafarers Net, which is a ham radio net that servers sailors like us who are out at sea. We have made new friends with Peter Z1PWM who is located in the Bay of Islands in North New Zealand, Jane NH7TZ who is located on the Island of Kauai HI and Randy located on the Big Island HI. I want to say thank you to the dozen or so land based stations which participate in the net every day. They are there to log our position, relay messages to other stations, help with medical or other emergencies, or to patch us into a phone call.
It is quite pleasing to your skipper, who installed the radio gear, to be able to hear and be heard loud and clear all the way to NZ.
Unfortunately, we are running out of pictures. We keep hoping for a whale or a big ship or something else of interest to send you.
Have a great day,
Lad
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This morning at 09:00 HST and after sailing 2170 NM from HI, the Shadowside turned East for the final leg of our voyage to landfall at Cape Flattery with 462 NM to go.
It continues to be a great voyage. Last night we came through a cold front with quite a bit of rain. Today the sun is back out and we have a crystal clear, cloudless sky.
Every evening at 17:00 HST we check in with the Pacific Seafarers Net, which is a ham radio net that servers sailors like us who are out at sea. We have made new friends with Peter Z1PWM who is located in the Bay of Islands in North New Zealand, Jane NH7TZ who is located on the Island of Kauai HI and Randy located on the Big Island HI. I want to say thank you to the dozen or so land based stations which participate in the net every day. They are there to log our position, relay messages to other stations, help with medical or other emergencies, or to patch us into a phone call.
It is quite pleasing to your skipper, who installed the radio gear, to be able to hear and be heard loud and clear all the way to NZ.
Unfortunately, we are running out of pictures. We keep hoping for a whale or a big ship or something else of interest to send you.
Have a great day,
Lad
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Position Update
Good Morning,
Position:
08/21/16 07:48 HST
47-42 N 136-48 W
SOG 4.2 kn COG 350 M
Wind 10.8 kn @ 039 M
Clear and Calm
Motor Sailing
Lad
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Position:
08/21/16 07:48 HST
47-42 N 136-48 W
SOG 4.2 kn COG 350 M
Wind 10.8 kn @ 039 M
Clear and Calm
Motor Sailing
Lad
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Saturday, August 20, 2016
Continuing Voyage of the Sailing Vessel Shadowside.
At 03:33 this morning the Klingon's attacked from the East. Oops wrong movie!
Another day on the Shadowside. I awoke this morning to an overcast sky. We are sailing along at 6.3 knots on our rout NE toward our turning point for Cape Flattery. About 23:00 today will reach 48-30 N and make our turn for the Cape. Hard to predict yet when we will make landfall at the Cape. Could be Wednesday night. Could be sooner if wind holds up. I will keep you updated. Just put the final set of way points into the chart plotter all the way to PT. The end of the voyage is in sight. At least on the Chart.
Life here continues to be good. Although, crew is getting a little tired. Everyone is in their bunk as soon as their watch is over and some have been seen snoozing on watch.
You can tell we are N of latitude 45. Now need several layers at night to stay warm. At least one trip below during watch to warm up.
It is serprising how fast the days go. And it is quite pleasant watching the sea go by and hearing the sounds of the Shadowside cutting through the water. At night, I have the sensation of flying across the sea. Amazing how vast this ocean is!
Here are some pictures of life at sea.
Best wishes,
Lad
Position Update
Good Morning,
Position:
08/20/16 08:16 HST
46-18 N 138-58 W
SOG 5.6 kn COG 042 M
Wind 10.3 kn @ 275 M
Overcast and Calm
Sailing
Lad
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Position:
08/20/16 08:16 HST
46-18 N 138-58 W
SOG 5.6 kn COG 042 M
Wind 10.3 kn @ 275 M
Overcast and Calm
Sailing
Lad
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Friday, August 19, 2016
Position Update
Good Morning,
Position:
08/19/16 08:00 HST
44-51 N 140-56 W
SOG 3.1 kn COG 015 M
Wind 4.5 kn @ 000 M
Clear and Calm
Motoring
Lad
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Position:
08/19/16 08:00 HST
44-51 N 140-56 W
SOG 3.1 kn COG 015 M
Wind 4.5 kn @ 000 M
Clear and Calm
Motoring
Lad
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Thursday, August 18, 2016
Shadowside Update 8/16
We are now proceeding in light air toward our next Rout Waypoint at 47-15 N and 139-00 W. Sailing in light air with calm sea.
Last night it was Tuna Sliders for dinner. A little later the singing of show tunes was heard from the cockpit.
Today we are working hard to keep the Shadowside moving in the right direction. The crew is also using the light air to take salt water showers and do laundry. Even at sea the details of daily living do not go away.
Here are some boat life pictures.
Have a great day!
Lad
Position Update
Good Morning,
Position:
08/17/16 07:47 HST
43-50 N 142-07 W
SOG 4.6 kn COG 017 M
Wind 6.0 kn @ 114 M
Cloudy and Calm
Sailing
Lad
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Position:
08/17/16 07:47 HST
43-50 N 142-07 W
SOG 4.6 kn COG 017 M
Wind 6.0 kn @ 114 M
Cloudy and Calm
Sailing
Lad
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Wednesday, August 17, 2016
The View from the Helm
Well, I know your getting tired of my "another perfect sailing day posts". However, I just report the sailing conditions, I don't create them. However if I could, I would create just what we have! Here are a couple of pictures from the Shadowside's helm station that tell it all!
Best wishes,
Lad
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