Monthly Archives: February 2011

Subic has provided crews of hard working marine personel to wash away the caked salt on the railings and lines of our Laysan. She gleams in the tropical sun resting nicely in the slip provided by the yacht club for … Continue reading →

We are sitting in the yacht club which is an oversized hotel lobby overlooking the floating docks of 80 nice boats. Our Laysan sits proud at the end tie we did last night. I was awakened from deep sleep by … Continue reading →

330 am laysan tied up and shut down at subic bay yacht club. Crew and boat all well. Wobbly walking ashore after 4 days at sea. Sleep now. GPS fix Lat: N 14 49′ 17” Long: E 120 17′ 15” … Continue reading →

Dolphin and the duke. W ne 25k. Seas 3 – 5m aft qtr. Cog 148. Sog 7k. 111 miles to subic. Dolphin at bow. Auto pilot surfing each wave like the duke. All well. GPS fix Lat: N 16 13′ … Continue reading →

John 10:07 HKT past point no return. w 23k ne. t 24c. sea 3 – 4 m beam. cog 142 t. sog 7k. laysan and crew ok. jib and main up. para vanes in water. john Sea Update 3/1200-4/1600:ENE7-8 4/1600-5/0600:ENE8-10 … Continue reading →

John 11:26 am HKT. Good am. w ne @ 16k t22c seas 2m beam. para vane fish deploy. course 146 true. sog 6k. main up, jib next. aok. john GPS fix Lat: N 20 24′ 21” Long: E 115 43′ … Continue reading →

As everyone awakes and awaits the news of the day, the first reports start to arrive. Wind update at 06:25 HST 2/0900-2/1800:NE-ENE10-15 2/1800-3/1200:NE15-20 3/1200-4/0600:NE13-18 4/0600-5/0600:NE20-25 5/0600-5/0900:NE15-20 5/0900-5/1200:NE-ENE10-15 5/1200-arrival:ENE10 or less Sea update at 06:33 HST 2/1200-2/1800:ENE3-6 2/1800-3/1200:ENE5-7 3/1200-4/0600:ENE7-8 4/0600-5/0600:ENE8-9 5/0600-5/0900:ENE5-8 … Continue reading →

John, Brian, and Dean have moved the boat from Hebe Haven to Stanley and are anchored off of Stanley. The only direct communication from the boat is by satellite phone. Occasionally, their cell phones are able to send and receive … Continue reading →