The Adventures of Captain Ray Penson
Sailing Yacht Truce
Wind holes, rain clouds and general difficulty in breaking free from the Hawaiian Island chain. This afternoon we are 145 miles east of the Big Island and still in its wind shadow. Frustration gave way to action at three this afternoon, I started the engine and motored to the south. After two hours we had... Continue Reading →
Last night Jessica and I dined on salad, crackers and camembert cheese in the cockpit under the stars. An hour later I had stomach cramps, then Jessica got it. We were both violently sick. The Camembert was the culprit. It left us both feeling a bit under the weather for a while. No more camembert... Continue Reading →
Last night was the Waikiki Yacht Club party. Another great party and I am partied out and ready for sea. Richard departed early this morning, back to the mainland. Now its just Jessica and myself to undertake the final preparations for the voyage. First was the US Immigration and Boarder Protection at Pier 1. The... Continue Reading →
Last night we attended a great party at the Honolulu Yacht Club. All the Transpac race boats have now finished so there was a great celebration and lots of sailor stories. The food, wine and music were excellent with good company. This morning was a little subdued. We spent the day doing odd jobs and... Continue Reading →
We all had a wonderful day out on Ohau today. A very kind gentleman we met at the yacht club, Don, offered to take us the North Shore. Don picked us up shortly after nine and we headed out of town. Very nice to get out of the city and see some of the countryside... Continue Reading →
On Thursday, my daughter Jessica arrived in Honolulu. On Friday, my friend Richard arrived. So good to have company after being solo since San Francisco. I haven’t seen Jessica since last December and Richard for a few years so we all have a lot of catching up to do. On Sunday we did some boat maintenance in... Continue Reading →
Today I really got into the cleaning and maintenance spirit. One thing led to another and before I knew it lunchtime had arrived. Today it was bilge cleaning, inside deck scrubbing, carpet washing and overhauling the Whale Gusher 25 bilge pump. Doesn’t sound too much but it kept me occupied most of the day. I... Continue Reading →
This stop in Honolulu is providing an excellent opportunity to catch up with some maintenance that I have been unable to attend to whilst moving around. In fact, it’s the only period of downtime alongside I have had since departing from Canoe Cove in BC. In Canoe Cove my focus was on getting everything working... Continue Reading →
I had a nice relaxing evening in the Waikiki Yacht Club bar last night. Just gossiping and catching up with some other people’s perspective on the world. Then I retired to Truce and had a good night’s rest. This morning I was up early out of habit and did a few small jobs around the... Continue Reading →
Last night was a restless, the wind was blustery and fretful. Nothing severe, but every so often a gust of wind to bring Truce hard up on the anchor chain and make the snubber complain. At six the sum was starting to pop up and the anchor was up as well, we headed out of... Continue Reading →
The Adventures of Captain Ray Penson 