I also thought I would include a few statistics…they’re all approximate as we are horrible at keeping track of things, but it gives you an idea of how the trip went.
Miles: 2700 Nautical Miles
Time: 21 ½ days
Motor time: approximately 50 hours
Equator crossing coordinates:
Doldrum days: 2
Fuel used: 35 gallons
# fish caught: 3
# of fish that got away: 3
Days without fresh veggies: 0!!!!!
Full night’s sleep: 2
Fights between crew members: 0!!!!!
Growls between crew members: 3 (mostly spinnaker induced)
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| The infamous Spinnaker! |
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| Working on "Helper Words" during school. |
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| Jake with his shaving cream Neptune crown, becoming a shellback! |
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| The result of Andy having a little fun with us while crossing the equator. For those that don't know, Andy has crossed the equator 3 times now, so there was no ceremony for him. |
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| About to swim across |
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| We sent a message in a bottle from the crew. |
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| Our first yellowtail... |
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| Jake measuring our second yellowtail for his fish log. |
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| He had to use all his muscle to get this up! |
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| One of many sushi nights. |
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| The last and best fish...Skipjack Tuna!! |
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| I tried to fight this boobie bird off with a broom, but he wasn't having it. He bit my broom and stayed around for more than 24 hours. |
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| Our first sight of land |
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| Hiva Oa |
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| The harbor at Atuona as we pulled in. |
