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Pacific Passage (Galapagos to Marqueses) Statistics
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| Total Distance Traveled: |
3001 miles |
| Great Circle Distance: |
2941 Miles |
| Days Underway |
21 |
| Average Speed |
6 knots |
Route:
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West down 1 degree south. Turn south west
at about 112 degrees west. |
Strategy:
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Take it easy on the crew. Minimize waves,
maximize current based on pilot charts and Visual Passage Planner. |
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| Daily Runs: |
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Best Daily |
192 |
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Average |
150 |
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Worst |
113 |
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| Engines: |
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Hours Motoring |
34 |
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Hours charging |
168 |
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Fuel Used |
38 Gallons |
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| Sails: |
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Mainsail Repairs |
Blew out three slides at head |
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Genoa Repairs |
De-lamination and holes at tack and along
the foot |
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Spinnaker Repairs |
Numerous small tears, cloth getting old |
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Reefs used |
1st and 2nd |
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% of time main sail reefed |
70% |
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| Weather: |
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Average wind speed |
14 knots |
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Low wind speed |
Zero |
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Highest wind speed |
28 knots |
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Wind direction |
Mostly south east, oscillating to east &
north east |
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Days with rain |
3 |
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Average temperature |
28C |
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| Watch Schedule |
3 on 3 off, round the clock |
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| Hardest working crewmember |
Vasco (Our ComNav autopilot) |
| Winner of the Mustang Sally Trip Lottery |
Rae |
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| Fishing: |
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| Expensive lures lost |
6 |
| Lures Manufactured |
6 |
| Fish caught |
2 |
| Cost per fish |
roughly $40 |
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Rae |
Sharon |
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Voyage Highlight |
Sailing the south Pacific |
Getting back to land |
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Worst moment |
Running out of chocolate |
Realizing no one was going to beam me up |
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Funniest thing |
Sailing backwards, in irons at 2:00 AM |
Playing the "Would you rather" game |
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Best meal |
Barbequed Albacore Tuna |
Pizza |
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Trip Mantra |
Giddy up Mustang Sally |
This is only uncomfortable, NOT dangerous |
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Trip persona |
Popeye |
Olive Oil |
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Best Book |
The Hummingbirds Daughter |
The Hummingbirds Daughter |
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Favorite sight |
The stars in the southern sky |
Finally seeing land |
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Favorite Saying |
Arrrh |
Passage making is like being in prison with the possibility of drowning |
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Nicest thing |
Being alone with my baby |
Finally seeing land |
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