October 15: Blog from Heidi Kai Guth aboard Hikianalia (October 14, 2012)
We are starting to get into our sailing rhythms, some of which are weather dependent Read more
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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 -
Hikianalia Report: October 13, 7:40 PM HST, winds abating, steering east, a whale underwater, a big-eye tuna …
The strong winds of the last two days have gradually abated and backed to westerly with Read more -
Hikianalia Report: October 13, 8:02 AM HST, heavy winds, air warming slightly as we work our way north…
Heavy winds continued throughout the night. With only the storm jib (our smallest foresail), the Read more -
Hikianalia Report: October 12, 7:38 PM HST, speeding along under overcast skies … dolphins, whale spouts, a field of floating pumice
The strong winds our excellent weather forecasters warned us about have arrived in full force. Read more -
Hikianalia Report: October 12, 7:13 AM HST, 20-25 knots winds … thrilling to make good speed on such a beautiful canoe.
Weather forecasts had prepared us for strengthening winds and heavier weather. At dinner, Captain Bruce Blankenfeld Read more -
Hikianalia Report: Oct. 11, 8:05 PM HST light winds … but gathering clouds foretelling stronger winds
Clear sky all day but gathering clouds in the evening, especially ao nu‘a (thick clouds) and Read more -
Hikianalia Report: Oct 11, 7:35 AM HST “..creeping toward the International Dateline”
Captain and navigator Bruce Blankenfeld had lots of stars overhead to steer by and explain Read more