Tumbleweed
FollowSV Tumbleweed, Valiant 42, 1998, #133
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Tumbleweed - August 19, 2019
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Docked in Dutch Harbor after 32 days at sea. Total miles sailed: 3400 nm. Next stops will be at small anchorages on the way to Kodiak, AK, where we will winter with the boat.
Tumbleweed - July 12, 2019
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20190711 1400 UTC, Day 4. Douglas & Morgan, all is well. Outbound Wakayama, Japan. Inbound Port Townsend, WA USA. What excellent sailing. We've rediscovered upwind sailing. For most of the voyage ... Read More
Tumbleweed - July 12, 2019
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20190711 1400 UTC, Day 4. Douglas & Morgan, all is well. Outbound Wakayama, Japan. Inbound Port Townsend, WA USA. What excellent sailing. We've rediscovered upwind sailing. For most of the voyage ... Read More
Tumbleweed - July 10, 2019
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20190710 0800 UTC, Day 3. Douglas & Morgan, all is well. Outbound Wakayama, Japan. Inbound Port Townsend, WA USA. Winds have been consistently from the east for 2 days, 15-20 kts. Because our general ... Read More
Tumbleweed - February 18, 2019
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At the transient dock, Smiley Cove, Garapan, Saipan
Tumbleweed - February 12, 2019
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20190212 0600 UTC, Day 10. Douglas & Morgan, all is well. Outbound Marshall Islands. Inbound Saipan. Weather is a bit calmer than yesterday, but it's still blowin'. We sail with a reefed genoa ... Read More
Tumbleweed - February 11, 2019
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20190211 05 UTC, Day 9. Douglas & Morgan, all is well. Outbound Marshall Islands. Inbound Saipan. Big seas and high winds. Wow those large squalls were powerful. We had not put away the double-furled ... Read More
Tumbleweed - February 10, 2019
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20190209+10 03:45 UTC, Day 7+8. Douglas & Morgan, all is well. Outbound Marshall Islands. Inbound Saipan. Big seas and high winds. Wow those two large squalls were powerful. We had already reduced ... Read More
Tumbleweed - February 8, 2019
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20190208 05:30 UTC, Day 6. Douglas & Morgan, all is well. Outbound Marshall Islands. Inbound Saipan. Big seas and high winds. We had to put away the reefed genoa, and put up our favorite trysail on ... Read More
Tumbleweed - February 7, 2019
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20190207 03:30 UTC, Day 5. Douglas & Morgan, all is well. Outbound Marshall Islands. Inbound Saipan. Great sailing conditions continue. We are hitting 150nm-days without much effort. We expect to ... Read More
Tumbleweed - February 7, 2019
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20190207 03:30 UTC, Day 5. Douglas & Morgan, all is well. Outbound Marshall Islands. Inbound Saipan. Great sailing conditions continue. We are hitting 150nm-days without much effort. We expect to ... Read More
Tumbleweed - February 7, 2019
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20190207 03:30 UTC, Day 5. Douglas & Morgan, all is well. Outbound Marshall Islands. Inbound Saipan. Great sailing conditions continue. We are hitting 150nm-days without much effort. We expect to ... Read More
Tumbleweed - February 7, 2019
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20190207 03:30 UTC, Day 5. Douglas & Morgan, all is well. Outbound Marshall Islands. Inbound Saipan. Great sailing conditions continue. We are hitting 150nm-days without much effort. We expect to ... Read More
Tumbleweed - February 6, 2019
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20190206 05:30 UTC, Day 4. Douglas & Morgan, all is well. Outbound Marshall Islands. Inbound Saipan. We are now west of the thick of the Marshall Islands, with the Saipan approach as the next ... Read More
Tumbleweed - February 5, 2019
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20190205 06:30 UTC, Day 3. Douglas & Morgan, all is well. Outbound Marshall Islands. Inbound Saipan. Isn't it superb when crew and yacht and nature align to bring about wonderful sailing? We are on ... Read More
Tumbleweed - February 4, 2019
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20190204 03:30 UTC, Day 2. Douglas & Morgan, all is well. Outbound Marshall Islands. Inbound Saipan. We are headed for Chichijima, Japan, but first short stops at Saipan and Muag (just a sail ... Read More
Tumbleweed - December 18, 2018
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20181217 0600 UTC, Day 28. 2 PonB, Douglas & Morgan, all is well. Outbound Fiji. Inbound Marshall Islands. We have arrived at Majuro. Because of the vagaries of weather and ocean currents, we managed ... Read More
Tumbleweed - December 16, 2018
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20181216 0600 UTC, Day 27. 2 PonB, Douglas & Morgan, all is well. Outbound Fiji. Inbound Marshall Islands, ETA 12/17, maybe 12/18. Wind speeds have fallen to about 11 kts. To maintain boat speed ... Read More
Tumbleweed - December 15, 2018
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20181215 0600 UTC, Day 26. 2 PonB, Douglas & Morgan, all is well. Outbound Fiji. Inbound Marshall Islands, ETA 12/17. Weather and seas have settled a bit since yesterday, but 30 kts are forecasted ... Read More
Tumbleweed - December 14, 2018
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20181214 0600 UTC, Day 25. 2 PonB, Douglas & Morgan, all is well. Outbound Fiji. Inbound Marshall Islands, ETA 12/17. Another existential threat: Chinese fishing vessels with AIS and lights OFF at ... Read More