The Adventures of Captain Ray Penson
Sailing Yacht Truce
Last night I spent some time downloading weather files and looking at routing options in Predict Wind. It seems that getting a clean run down the west coast is a long way off. There are a procession of weather fronts coming into the bottom of the South Island, effectively blocking my path for the last... Continue Reading →
I awoke early this morning, it was too quiet. On deck all was peaceful, the anchor cable was lying soundlessly in the water. After days of wind this was a pleasant surprise. I was now too awake to go back to sleep and it was too early to wake Jessica. For the next hour I... Continue Reading →
It started last night around seven. First an unsettling motion and confused sea and then a night of squalls. I was up all night trying to get through without losing to much of the precious ground we had made to the east. We succeeded getting twenty-three miles to the east and also came out with... Continue Reading →
A beautiful sunrise this morning over a rumbustious Pacific, blowing strong from the north east with large swells running through. The sunrise turned into blue skies, fluffy Simpson clouds, sunshine and sparkling seas. A morning round of the deck revealed no flying fish aboard. One did fly into the cockpit last night and I flipped... Continue Reading →
The forecast for today is North Westerly Gales. We stayed put in the anchorage and had a nice relaxed day doing cleaning, maintenance, cooking and some splicing. There is always something to do on a boat and the time flew by. The sun came out and was nice and warm for a couple of hours... Continue Reading →
Another sparkling day at Canoe Cove, still and cold in the morning and warming up nicely as the sun gets some altitude. This morning I ordered an Iridium GO satellite communication package from Predict Wind. The Iridium GO will make communication much easier, no need to come ashore and hunt out WiFi hotspots. The package... Continue Reading →
The Adventures of Captain Ray Penson 