27°44.7'N
158°41.6'W
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Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Continuing Northward
Seeker plugged along northward today, the most interesting thing that happened was the discovery of water in the fuel line, a consequence of taking so much water on the deck that it has been splashing up into the vent line. But that's all sorted out now, and mostly these updates are just to take the place of the race tracker. so our position is:
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
At sea again
Today we saw some birds, and some clouds, and some waves, and a couple of flying fish. Back to life at sea!
25°14.0'N
158°56.0'W
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Monday, July 28, 2008
Homeward Bound
Just before noon today (HST) Seeker turned her transom to the Na Pali coast and headed north close reaching against 18-25 kt trades and moderate confused seas.
Seeker Out
23°12.4'N
159°28.0'W
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Sunday, July 27, 2008
In a land called Hanalei
In preparation for leaving Kaua'i, Seeker has nipped around from Nawiliwili on the southeast side of the island, and dropped anchor in Hanalei Bay, one of the most beautiful places in the world. Tomorrow we weigh anchor early, nip down along Na Pali, then turn North toward home. You'll have to wait quite a while for pictures, unfortunately...
Seeker Out
22°12.6' N
159°30.0' W
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Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Kaua'i Bound
Seeker slipped her mooring at Lahaina this morning bound for Li'hue, Kaua'i. We've found the trades which we were missing for the last week of the race, and are making good progress with the 20-25kt easterlies. Hopefully it'll lighten up a bit when we turn north though. Right now we are about 25 miles north of Kahuku pt, Oahu.
Seeker Out
21°52.3'N
157°44.8'W
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Friday, July 11, 2008
Seeker Finishes
Seeker finished the 2008 Vic Maui at 18:23:46 on July 10. Looks like 2nd in division, 3rd overall, and 4th across the line.
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Thursday, July 10, 2008
Official ETA
After a night of light air, Seeker's ETA has been updated to 2000 HST. We're 50 miles out now.
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Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Land Ho!
Seeker raised Haleakela at 1900 tonight, just after sunset, the mountain appeared fine on the port bow on the horizon beneath some high cloud, just over 100 miles distant. We'll be there tomorrow!
Also, Seeker's crew has been seeing boobies today.
Seeker out
22°00' N
155°00' W
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Seeker Crosses Under the Sun
At local noon today the sun was at a declination of 22°13.3'N, and seeker was at 22°19.5'N, meaning that the sun was less than half a degree from directly overhead. And boy is it hot!
Seeker's Unofficial Official ETA at the Finish Line is 1600 HST tomorrow June 10th.
Seeker Out
22°19.2' N
154°29.0'W
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Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Seeker Enters the Tropics
Seeker crossed into the tropics a few minutes ago, and boy is it hot! Actually today there is increased cloud cover so the temperature is a nice comfortable 80° on deck. Below decks it is a slightly less comfortable 85°. Tomorrow at noon the sun will be directly overhead.
Seeker Out
23°25.1' N
152°45.9' W
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Mahi Mahi
Seeker's brought aboard fresh provisions for dinner this morning in the form of a 2 ft mahi mahi.
23°38.5' N
152°28.9' W
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Trade Winds?
After a long, slow, hot day slatting around in breezes that were for the most part under 5 kts, Seeker is finally stretching her legs once again as 9 kts from the East has set in fairly steady with squalls blowing up to 17. Moving toward Maui again has a marked positive effect on the mood of the crew; it's incredibly frustrating to be this close and then be becalmed right where the winds are supposed to be the most reliable. Only a couple of days left!
Seeker Out
24°09.0' N
151°39.2' W
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Monday, July 7, 2008
A Fine Sailing Day
Seeker found herself sailing broad under spinnaker today with bright sun and warm temperatures and east-northeasterly breezes. A few squalls in the afternoon went a long way toward cooling off boat and crew, in addition to rinsing some of the salt (etc.) from the crew's clothing. As night set in once again the brilliant field of stars has shone on our path, with the crescent moon following the sun in the west. The squalls are easy to see looming up astern and to port, and with an easterly shift they've made for some fun reaching!
Just a few more days to Maui!
Seeker Out
25°14.8' N
149°58.9' W
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Saturday, July 5, 2008
Trades?
Seeker's sailing under spinnaker in nice steady 12-14 kt north-easterlies. The sun is shining bright and warm, the water is blue, the flying fish occasionally flit across the waves, and we're making good time toward Maui.
27°36' N
146°58' W
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Friday, July 4, 2008
A Hot Independence Day on the Ocean
Light winds and full sun make for a hot boat aboard Seeker, but a bucket of seawater over the head goes a long way toward cooling off the crew. Making slow but steady progress toward Maui, and hoping that other boats are experiencing the same conditions. From today's roll call, it would appear they are, except for Strum who should be finishing later today. That leaves us with only 5 days and 14 hrs to finish and correct ahead of them, which would be impossible at this pace. We'll see what happens once we pick up the trades though.
Seeker Out.
28°50' N
144°09' W
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Thursday, July 3, 2008
Starry, Starry Night
A day of close reaching in weak to moderate breeze drew to an end with an excellent sunset, followed by a spectacular star specked night sky. Jupiter rises bright in the east shortly after sunset, Arcturus burns brightly overhead, and Spica guides our course to Maui. And then the clouds close in again and we're on our own with only the bio luminescence to keep us company. Saw two flying fish today, and the albatrosses expressed new curiosity in us, giving us several close passes. The tuna, however, have still not exhibited any curiosity toward our lure.
Seeker Out
31°08' N
143°09' W
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Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Seeker is Halfway
In addition to Canada Day, Seeker is celebrating being halfway to Maui. We were actually halfway last night, but as the crew was resting up from the waves of yesterday, we put off the celebration today. Close reaching in 10-15 kts and sunshine is a little more amenable to celebration than being tossed about by seas as large as 25 ft. A special thank-you to Sarah Elmore for our halfway treat!
Seeker Out,
33°10' N
140°02' W
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