Hikianalia Report: October 18, 11:55 AM HST: good wind and speed, a welcoming pod of dolphins
Bruce was telling a story about dolphins he had seen on a different voyage. Right after that Read more
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Hikianalia Report: October 17, 6:00 AM HST: another starry night … with the Milky Way and Magellanic clouds clearly visible
Steering was stellar all night, by all watches. The 2 am to 6 am watch was very Read more -
Hikianalia Report: October 16, 7:00 PM HST, keep sailing east or head northeast toward Tubuai?
Phase one of our voyage to Tahiti will end at longitude 160 degrees west, which Read more -
Hikianalia Report: October 16, 6:00 AM HST, clear skies, starry night …
With clear skies and good stars, the steersmen had golden opportunities to practice holding a Read more -
Hikianalia Report: October 15, 7:15 PM HST, lightening winds, diminishing seas, warmer night, beautiful sunset … and outrageous brownies
Today was a very nice day weather-wise, except for a brief light rain squall. The Read more -
Hikianalia Report: October 15, 6:30 AM HST, a large baleen whale spent several minutes cruising with Hikianalia
The highlight of the morning was a large baleen whale that spent several minutes cruising Read more -
Hikianalia Report: October 14, 7:20 PM HST, Sailing “wing on wing,” directly downwind at 7-11 knots
Today, we spent most of the day “wing on wing”, meaning that our two large Read more -
Hikianalia Report: October 14, 6:44 AM HST, smooth sailing, gentle steering, settling in to Hikianalia
With the lighter winds and seas settling, it was a night of smooth sailing, with relatively Read more