Entanglements
Melissa Stevens, Brion Toss, Guy Stevens Entanglements This is a story about two riggers, a badly measured piece of rigging, and the beauty that comes out of it. On a recent Sunday I received a phone call from a close and beloved friend, Gordon. I knew what the call was about before I answered the phone. For almost [...]
Repairs at Sea Day 6: 4/20/2018
We have had a couple of adventurous days here on the sea. Aiki seems to be intent on keeping our problem solving skills in top form and practice. The first one came as quite a surprise, but we appear to have sprung a water leak in the forward water tank yesterday; while it isn't a super fast [...]
Life Underway
Day 2 : Life Underway Position: 20*02.07 N 113*56.4 W 6.9 Knots SOG 230* COG We had to motor through the night in light winds from about 8:00 at night till 0800 this morning. We are hoping that this doesn't happen often on this passage, because the only thing we are rationed on is fuel, as Aiki [...]
First day on the big crossing! 4/15/2018
Day 1: 04/15/2018 Sailing south from Cabo San Lucas We are sailing on a beat south from San Jose Del Cabo to try and find a wind that will allow us to make some westing more toward our destination. The current wind models tell us this course of action will get us to the Marquesas quickest. As [...]
Sailing down the coast of Baja California
Sailing Down The Coast of Baja California Subject: No wind motoring along Date: 03 Jan 2018 We left the fuel dock in San Diego about 12:00 yesterday. We did manage to sail for about 3 hours, bringing the total we have sailed since leaving San Francisco Bay to 7 hours. We went from the [...]
Morro Bay 2017
Aiki in Morro Bay May 2017 Cruising plan Changes: Aiki performed wonderfully on this portion of the trip, and we were making excellent time toward the Marquesas. The seas turned out to be much bigger than forecasted, and the winds a bit stronger, but Aiki sailed beautifully and was well behaved. Everyone was quite [...]