Day 1

Passage from O'ahu to Vancouver Island.

We were supremely occupied Friday, Saturday and Sunday with prepping tasks. Installing, rehomeing, stowing,

Not to mention finishing a PAINTING project the scoops and the starboard, inboard hull. Omg. Informing family & friends, shutting down accounts. Also on Sunday, we took the boat out to adject the compass, perform an MOB drill, get fuel, test the water maker system. 

We made our Monday target departure leaving Ko'Olina before 9 am. Goodbye wasn't too bad… it seems like time for us to move on.

Motored (and motor sailed) along the coast to & around KaEna point and the Kauai channel. Totally off engines by 1330. 

Liv got a little seasick. Luckily, (and thanks to the scopalamine patch) I have held up pretty well. August is stressed and bored. Jeff is totally engaged and seems fine. As long as he can get some good sleep…

Beforre we left, we took Bella for a last walk round the mongoose hedges. She's so cute. And such a good dog.

On the boat, though, Bella has been stressed and very clingy. And has not pottied on the nets yet. 

Dinner was cheesy hash browns+ butter chicken & steamed broccoli. Nobody ate a lot, but everyone ate.

Watch schedule tonight:

Liv 6-9

Em 9-12

Jeff 12-3

Em &/or Liv 3-6 

In the early evening the moon rose full-full just south of east. Unfortunately,there has been quite a bit of cloud cover, including a few rain showers. 

We've been sailing with reduced sails for this overnight. The boat is balanced very little rudder input to stay on a northernly course. Even with a shortened Main and partially rolled Jib, we are still cruising along at about 7 - 8 knots. Not too uncomfortable, either. 

We have friends and family following our GPS "breadcrumbs" on NOFOREIGNLAND and praying for us. 

thanks for that!
Love & Light