Where did we go wrong?

Why are we stuck on land, instead of out sailing the seas?  Well, it really all boils down to one bad decision – buying the wrong boat.  Makara was never the right boat for us, and unfortunately that one bad decision has brought us here, stuck, trying to move past it and move on with […]

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Fighting to the Finish

Current position as of 0000 UTC July 30th is 48° 25’ N 124° 39’ W Current Heading: 75°M Total distance made good (DMG) = 2542 nm DMG last 24hrs (0000UTC-0000UTC) = 127 nm Engine hours = 7 Avg true wind speed (TWS) = 21 kts Avg speed over the ground (SOG) = 5.7kts Avg swells […]

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Ready for Landfall

Current position as of 0000 UTC July 29th is 48° 09’ N 127° 28’ W Current Heading: 75°M Total distance made good (DMG) = 2415 nm DMG last 24hrs (0000UTC-0000UTC) = 137 nm Engine hours = 0 Avg true wind speed (TWS) = 17.5 kts Avg speed over the ground (SOG) = 6 kts Avg […]

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Tuna Cakes and Sail Changes

Current position as of 0000 UTC July 28th is 47° 52’ N 131° 09’ W Current Heading: 60°M Total distance made good (DMG) = 2278 nm DMG last 24hrs (0000UTC-0000UTC) = 127nm Engine hours = 0 Avg true wind speed (TWS) = 13 kts Avg speed over the ground (SOG) = 5.4 kts Avg swells […]

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Tropical Rain Showers?

Current position as of 0000 UTC July 27th is 47° 18’ N 134° 11’ W Current Heading: 60°M Total distance made good (DMG) = 2151 nm DMG last 24hrs (0000UTC-0000UTC) = 122 nm Engine hours = 0 Avg true wind speed (TWS) = 16 kts Avg speed over the ground (SOG) = 5.4 kts Avg […]

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Swells are not really Swell

Current position as of 0000 UTC July 26th is 46° 18’ N 136° 47’ W Current Heading: 50°M Total distance made good (DMG) = 2029 nm DMG last 24hrs (0000UTC-0000UTC) = 120 nm Engine hours = 0 Avg true wind speed (TWS) = 15 kts Avg speed over the ground (SOG) = 5.5 kts Avg […]

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Windy weather is here

Current position as of 0000 UTC July 25th is 45° 19’ N 139° 15’ W Current Heading: 60°M Total distance made good (DMG) = 1909 nm DMG last 24hrs (0000UTC-0000UTC) = 147 nm Engine hours = 1 Avg true wind speed (TWS) = 23.6 kts Avg speed over the ground (SOG) = 6.2 kts Avg […]

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Albacore Territory

Current position as of 0000 UTC July 24rd is 44° 26’ N 142° 27’ W Current Heading: 50°M Total distance made good (DMG) = 1762 nm DMG last 24hrs (0000UTC-0000UTC) = 116 nm Engine hours = 0 Avg true wind speed (TWS) = 10 kts Avg speed over the ground (SOG) = 4.6 kts Avg […]

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Tuna Drowns Battery Issues
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Current position as of 0000 UTC July 23rd is 43° 10’ N 144° 27’ W Current Heading: 38°M Total distance made good (DMG) = 1646nm DMG last 24hrs (0000UTC-0000UTC) = 132 nm Engine hours = 4.75 Avg true wind speed (TWS) = 12.5 kts Avg speed over the ground (SOG) = 5.8 kts Avg swells […]

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Gone Ghost Fishin’

Current position as of 0000 UTC July 21st is 42° 00’ N 146° 58’ W Current Heading: 35°M Total distance made good (DMG) = 1514 nm DMG last 24hrs (0000UTC-0000UTC) = 122 nm Engine hours = 0 Avg true wind speed (TWS) = 11 kts Avg speed over the ground (SOG) = 5.7 kts Avg […]

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