Hawaii Bound
21 November 2008
It is 4 PM and Pachuca and her crew are ready for departure:
Boat cleared to leave
Passports stamped
Remaining French francs converted to US dollars
Batteries charged
Fuel tanks full
Water tanks full
Gas cylinders full
Larder stocked
Clothes clean
All boat systems seem to be working OK except a minor glitch with the wind instrument.
We are leaving with a major enhancement: we can get wind and other weather reports on demand for whatever section of the ocean we specify from GRIB files downloaded via the satellite phone. Arnold put a lot of work implementing the system and he reports that it is now working very smoothly.
The winds look good all of the way to Hawaii so we are hoping for a fast (maybe under 30 days) and hassle-free passage.
Hasta luego amigos y amigas
Have a safe sail. I think the navy guys say something like "may you have calm seas and following winds"...
ReplyDeleteAll the best for a safe and fast and enjoyable sail, no storms and never becalmed...
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