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Aria’s First Entry 12/30/22
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December 30, 2022 Our first night on our new boat!

Junkanoo Georgetown, Bahamas
Junkanoo Georgetown, Bahamas

And Harbor slept through half of it!

Night watch log Holy moly, Kaikoa has been absolutely flying tonight! Sustained 22 kts with gusts pushing 25–26. We started with one reef in the main and one in the jib, but as the night rolled on the winds kept building and the sea state g
Day 13 ○ We have sailed 2000 nm towards the French Marquesas. We’re officially 2/3 of the way to Fatu Hiva! Do I need a Xanax? Highly likely. Everyone else though? Thriving. Living their best offshore lives between snacks, audiobooks, nintend
Log Book May 2nd: Halfway to French Polynesia and feeling everything: excitement, relief, a little anxiety ~ all of it hitting at once. Especially on nightwatch! Had to mark the moment this am and broke out a few treats to celebrate the halfway point
Day 7 ○ Galápagos ➝ French Polynesia Kaikoa likes to sail! Bit of a bumpy ride, but she’s cruising fast and steady. Some of the crew still battling the seas, but we’re hanging in. Marquesas are two weeks out and getting closer eve
Day 5 ○ Galápagos -> French Polynesia Still making our way south, holding an average of 7+ knots in about 14 knots of wind. We’ve got one reef in the main and the genoa out, looking pretty dialed, but the sea state has sucked 🤢. C
Day two of passage - The second day is here and the wind and seastate have definitely picked up a little but still manageable. Today we prepared to drop fuel to a boat in distress. They were roughly 300 miles past the Galápagos when their
Such a fun day! We rented a 4x4 and headed up to El Junco Lagoon, hiking through the lush highlands where frigates and other birds come to bathe in the fresh water. The landscape was stunning! Layered in every shade of green, with incredible views ov
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View fullsize Night watch log Holy moly, Kaikoa has been absolutely flying tonight! Sustained 22 kts with gusts pushing 25–26. We started with one reef in the main and one in the jib, but as the night rolled on the winds kept building and the sea state g
View fullsize Day 13 ○ We have sailed 2000 nm towards the French Marquesas. We’re officially 2/3 of the way to Fatu Hiva! Do I need a Xanax? Highly likely. Everyone else though? Thriving. Living their best offshore lives between snacks, audiobooks, nintend
View fullsize Log Book May 2nd: Halfway to French Polynesia and feeling everything: excitement, relief, a little anxiety ~ all of it hitting at once. Especially on nightwatch! Had to mark the moment this am and broke out a few treats to celebrate the halfway point
View fullsize Day 7 ○ Galápagos ➝ French Polynesia Kaikoa likes to sail! Bit of a bumpy ride, but she’s cruising fast and steady. Some of the crew still battling the seas, but we’re hanging in. Marquesas are two weeks out and getting closer eve
View fullsize Day 5 ○ Galápagos -> French Polynesia Still making our way south, holding an average of 7+ knots in about 14 knots of wind. We’ve got one reef in the main and the genoa out, looking pretty dialed, but the sea state has sucked 🤢. C
View fullsize Day two of passage - The second day is here and the wind and seastate have definitely picked up a little but still manageable. Today we prepared to drop fuel to a boat in distress. They were roughly 300 miles past the Galápagos when their
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View fullsize Such a fun day! We rented a 4x4 and headed up to El Junco Lagoon, hiking through the lush highlands where frigates and other birds come to bathe in the fresh water. The landscape was stunning! Layered in every shade of green, with incredible views ov

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