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October 5, 1998
San Francisco to Hawaii, Second Attempt. Update #14
14. Date: Mon, 5 Oct 98 02:45:59 GMT
Latitude: 35 degrees 09.516 minutes North
Longitude: 125 degrees 32.209 minutes West
We have enjoyed fresh Northerly winds with 12-15 foot swell for several days now, traversing down southern slopes of the waves and using their graceful momentum to maintain our Southwesterly pace. Now it has turned a little sour. Strong squalls whipping up sharp crested waves and demanding constant attention to avoid a broach*.
Had to shut down the wind generator. It was going crazy.
Wake up call!!! This is no Caribbean cruise. Progress still encouraging though. We should be in the trade winds in a week to 10 days, hitting the key 30 North by 130 West marker. It is important psychologically not to view the chart too much at this stage. Nor to look forward to Hilo... Seven days of pedaling hasn't made much of a blue line yet! Steve.
*The definition of broach can be found in the GOALS CLASSROOM section under Nautical Glossary.
Lewis & Smith,
The Moksha crew
Posted on October 5, 1998 5:30 PM