Author: Captain Christian
Sunset news day 29
The wind is playing us badly today. We are facing horrible 40-50 degree wind shifts followed by quick calms and gusts. In one minute we have 5 knots of wind from 020° and in the other we have 15 knot... Read More
Sunset news day 27
The wind picked up during the day. We’re finally sailing fast towards our destination, again! The wind is blowing up to 17 knots, with an average speed of 15 knots. So we are able to hold our cr... Read More
Sunset news day 25
Imagine to wake up in a boat. Surprisingly it’s calm, nothing moves and all you can hear is a gentle humming sound of an engine. You go outside and recognize there’s nothing but water arou... Read More
Sunset news day 23
I think we reached a point where a day feels more like a couple hours. The sun rises, the sun sets. Day in day out. Time slips through our fingers like sand. The wind acts like a toddler and shifts so... Read More
Sunset news day 21
Another day another challenge. We got used to tacking multiple times a day. We have to use every possible wind shift to push us further north and closer to our estimated safety line at about 20° Nort... Read More
Sunset news day 19
Today was another day full of decisions. Where’s the right way to go with the possibility of a facing storm? Can we hold our course without the iron genoa? The wind situation right now feels exh... Read More
Sunset news day 17
Approximately half of our passage from Tahiti to San Diego is over. We already sailed 2300 nm since we left 17 days ago. Right now it feels like we could go anywhere we want. In the beginning it took ... Read More
Sunset news day 16
Ahoy, Another day just slipped through our fingers. It’s amazing how fast the days end. There’s no more wind and we started the iron genoa. During the day the water calmed down more and mo... Read More
Sunset news day 15
I think we set a record by passing the Dolldrums this time. In only two days we sailed through it without using the engine! With an average boat speed of about 8 knots we blasted through one of the mo... Read More
Sunset news day 13
We officially entered the Dolldrums today. The last time we were in it we had a repeatedly change of dead calms followed by quick approaching squalls gusting up within seconds to 30-40 knots for about... Read More
Sunset news day 11
After the equator crossing this night, we woke up with a beautiful sunrise in the northern hemisphere. But the sunshine didn’t last long. Clouds covered the sky wherever you look and formed quic... Read More
Sunset news day 7
Today was like a relief for us. The wind changed in speed and direction and the waves are gentle. So we can enjoy being on the ocean again. With an apparent wind angle of about 65 degrees we’re ... Read More
Sunset news day 5
What describes our day the best? Up…and down…up…and down… Yesterday night the wind slowly started to pick up from 10 to maximum 14 knots. We were prepared and the main sail was... Read More
Sunset news day 3
Another cloudless day ends for us on the ocean. Today we sailed cross some of the Tuamotu atolls with wonderful sailing conditions. So we had to keep an eye open all the time, to not hit one of the ba... Read More
Ahoy from Paradise (What is a day?
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Ahoy, we made it. I know you know but anyway.. we finally realized we’re here.. It’s all green here. Unbelievable how lush the vegetation is. The bay is filled with plenty boats and the da...
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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