Author: Captain Christian
SunsetNews Day 32
LAND HOOOO! I woke up from it and when I came on deck I could clearly see land. Wow. A lush green island. Actually looked kinda fluffy because it’s completely covered with dark green vegetation.... Read More
SunsetNews day 31
Aloha today is day 31, and it will be the last full day out on the ocean. The Marquesas islands are in front of us and we have only 113 nm left before we’ll drop our anchor next to a beautiful a... Read More
SunsetNews Day 30
Ahoy folks, Today we’re 1 month at sea. Mai 21st we checked out of Mexico and started our journey. Every day we see the blue ocean and the blue sky. Ok sometimes it was grey with even darker pat... Read More
SunsetNews Day 29
Ahoy, We’re trawling a lure for days now but had no luck of catching anything. An occasional testbite maybe but it could have been trash or debris as well. Who knows. When the last watch, my wat... Read More
SunsetNews Day 28
Hi fellas! This morning I was up early, it was still dark and I first noticed the moon, every day it’s thinner, it takes longer to rise and this morning it rose only couple of hours before sunri... Read More
SunsetNews Day 27
Ahoy, Do you know that feeling of the day after? I mean after one of these days where emotions, pictures, moments got branded into your memories, for ever. Good days, or better said awesome days. Days... Read More
SunsetNews Day 26
Ahoy, Now all of you are cleaned of your crimes, for what you did you wear your signs. Now swear the oath and never forget, to conserve the ocean to serve and protect. To fight for my kingdom whenever... Read More
SunsetNews Day 25
GPS( Ahoy, today is day 25. It began with warm sunshines on my skin. When I went outside I could see the blue sky again without any clouds. The first complete sunny day after we left the Doldrums. Wha... Read More
SunsetNews Day 24
Ahoy, A very pleasant day far out on the ocean just ended. Constant winds are pure joy to sail in. When I woke up this morning I could feel that ZERO was still cutting through the water like the night... Read More
SunsetNews Day 23
Ahoy, Oh what a night!? I don’t know what happened, but Lady Luck must have left the boat. A serious of mishaps filled our night yesterday. Still in the Doldrums we were motorsailing with the ma... Read More
SunsetNews Day 22
Ahoy, We’re on the ocean for over 3 weeks now. And even though we stopped at Isla Socorro and Isla Clarion we all, but especially me, are on watch since the day we left Bahia Banderas. It became... Read More
SunsetNews Day 21
Ahoy, today is day 21. Wow already three weeks went by since we left Yelapa. It feels like we’re on our way only a week or a bit more. It is incredible how fast time goes by on a boat. And the b... Read More
SunsetNews Day 20
Welcome to the doldrums. The last days we were dancing the edge of the ITCZ going straight west and avoided the calm wind area known in these waters. We could see the clouds forming south of us. The w... Read More
SunsetNews Day 19
Ahoy! Today is Wednesday, almost a month on ZERO and I don’t feel it at all, I’m scared time will go very fast here. We’ve been sailing at very good speed the last couple of days, during the day... Read More
SunsetNews Day 18
Ahoy!!! This morning I woke up in the middle of a dream. I dream a lot since I’m on ZERO, and when I’m awake it looks I’m still in a dream. Guess why? WATER and water, just water around us, and ... Read More
SunsetNews Day 17
Ahoy, Another day just ended, wow. Time is running so fast when you have fun. We’re still sailing south west, haven’t really changed much about the sails for the last 2 days. A little work... Read More
SunsetNews Day 16
Hi, It is another day of smooth sailing on ZERO. Being on the late shift for watch duty, I slept in a bit. For breakfast, Juan made us oatmeal with Fay’s fantastic applesauce. After washing the dish... Read More
SunsetNews Day 15
Ahoy, today is day 15 of our passage to paradise. Our day began with leftover birthday cake, covered with fresh fruits. I think it could be way worse than this! We are all quite well out here with jus... Read More
SunsetNews day 14
Ciao! My day started with the last night watch from 5am to 8am. A full moon hidden behind clouds and dolphins swimming and jumping close by. Everyone was relaxing, reading, watching a movie or napping... Read More
SunsetNews Day 13
Ahoy, You won’t believe me what happened today.. but I’m telling you anyway.. When we asked for permission to anchor in Isla Clarion, which is only inhabited by 9 persons maintaining a sma... Read More
SunsetNews day 12
Ahoy, Making landfall is an exciting moment. From the time you spot a gray shade of land far on the horizon the excitement grows. You knew it. It must be there soon. Preferably right in front of the n... Read More
SunsetNews Day 11
Today is day 11 and it is relaxing out here. It began with an easy wake up out on the ocean. The feeling is outstanding when you go out with a cup of coffee, look around and realize there is no longer... Read More
SunsetNews Day 10
Ahoy, When you grow into cruising modus or better said crossing modus, you’ll forget about time. It’s so irrelevant. The next destination is 2500nm away so who cares what time it is?! We l... Read More
SunsetNews Day 9
I am Taiichi from Japan. I started my around the world journey starting last January from Tokyo. I usually fly a lot for my business using commercial airlines. However I decided not to use airplanes t... Read More
