Photo by Johannes Plenio from Pexels Adventures in Sailing, part 8 Nights on the Pacific Ocean were absolutely fantastic. The stars shone brighter than I had ever seen since the sky was free from any city light pollution. We practiced taking sights with our sextants. We were under strict orders to always wear our life jackets and toContinue reading “Adventures in Sailing, Part 8 – Nighttime at Sea”
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Adventures in Sailing, Part 7 – The Day-to-Day in the Pacific
Photo by Oliver Sjöström from Pexels Adventures in Sailing, part 7 The day-to-day in the boat in the middle of the Pacific Ocean can become quite dull. Oh, give me that dullness all year long. In the first part of this series, I described our encounter in the doldrums. But when we had wind, there wasn’t anything quiteContinue reading “Adventures in Sailing, Part 7 – The Day-to-Day in the Pacific”
Adventures in Sailing, Part 6 – Hawaii Bound – But First, The U.S. Navy
Photo by Darren Nunis on Unsplash Adventures in Sailing, part 6 Our 12 person crew on the 42-foot trimaran Columba, headed to Hawaii, were off to a slow start as we rounded the southern edge of Catalina island on our 2nd day. The winds accelerated and we headed to San Clemente island at the end of our 3rdContinue reading “Adventures in Sailing, Part 6 – Hawaii Bound – But First, The U.S. Navy”
Adventures in Sailing, Part 5 – Bon Voyage – Columba Sets Sail
Photo by mali maeder from Pexels Adventures in Sailing, part 5 At noon on June 22, 1980, we left Ventura for Hawaii, with a scheduled stop at Marina Del Rey to pick up Andrea, our cook. Friends and family saw us off on the dock and our actual departure time was 12:20 pm. I know this because IContinue reading “Adventures in Sailing, Part 5 – Bon Voyage – Columba Sets Sail”
Adventures in Sailing, Part 4 – Sailing 101 – Sea Trials
Photo by Lukas from Pexels Adventures in Sailing, part 4 After 6 months of rebuilding the 42-foot tramaran Columba, our crew of 12 held sea trials to prepare for our upcoming summer sailing trip from Ventura, California to the Hawaiian islands. We had taken classroom sailing courses, earned first-aid and CPR certifications, bought our personal supplies and sailing gear,Continue reading “Adventures in Sailing, Part 4 – Sailing 101 – Sea Trials”
Adventures in Sailing, Part 3 – A Valley Dude Goes to the Beach
Photo by Skitterphoto from Pexels Adventures in Sailing, part 3 Eleven students signed up to sail to Hawaii from Ventura, California on a 42-foot trimaran for $800.00 apiece in 1979 money. That’s more than $2700 in 2019 monies. Actually, only 10 students signed up as the the captain’s daughter was also coming along and presumably didn’t need toContinue reading “Adventures in Sailing, Part 3 – A Valley Dude Goes to the Beach”
Adventures in Sailing, Part 2 – Loomings
Photo by Pedro Sandrini from Pexels Adventures in Sailing, part 2 There are adventures in life that you might undertake that, afterwards, you might say, “What was I thinking?” Sailing to Hawaii for me was one such adventure. I saw a flyer in my high school at the beginning of 11th grade, advertising for crew to sail toContinue reading “Adventures in Sailing, Part 2 – Loomings”
Adventures in Sailing, Part 1 – Stuck in the Middle with You
Adventures in Sailing, part 1 Photo by Tatiana from Pexels “Everyone in the water. Let’s go!” The captain gives the orders, and the crew obeys. That’s the law of the sea. But in this particular instance, the order seemed fraught with danger. Captain Mathias, unshaven for a couple weeks, portly, in his shorts and flip-flops, and flimsy t-shirtContinue reading “Adventures in Sailing, Part 1 – Stuck in the Middle with You”
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