Hi Virtual Stowaway followers. If you’ve been looking at the tracker you’ll see that Randall is in some pretty big seas (20-30ft) so writing long blog posts etc hasn’t been high on the priority list. I did however get a short email from Randall this morning and I thought I’d share it will all of, Read More

Day 48 Noon Position: 50 59S 98 03W Course/Speed: ESE 7 Wind: WSW 25 Sail: Working jib, two reefs; main three reefs; wind abeam Bar: 1011 Sea: W 10 Sky: Broken; some high squall Cabin Temp: 55 Water Temp: 44  Sleep Last night: 8 hours, up four times; quality: high Today: 1 hours; quality:, Read More

Day 47 Noon Position: 49 57S 101 54W Course/Speed: ESE 6+ Wind: SW 30 – 35 Sail: “storm jib” and triple reefed main; wind on beam Bar: 1001 Sea: W and SW to 10 Sky: Broken, some sun, some squalls Cabin Temp: 58 Water Temp: 45  Miles last 24-hours: 141 Miles since departure: 6303, Read More

Day 46 Noon Position: 48 02S 103 59W Course/Speed: SE 6-7 Wind: W 25 – 30 Sail: Working jib, wind on starboard quarter Bar: 1009 Sea: W 10+ Sky: Overcast Cabin Temp: 56 Water Temp: 47 Miles last 24-hours: 142 Miles since departure: 6459 Three times I’ve gone on deck to raise the main,, Read More

Day 45 Noon Position: 46 51S 106 41W Course/Speed: ESE 5 Wind: WSW 18 – 28 Sail: Working jib only Bar: 1006 Sea: W 10 Sky: Cloudy, a squall no and then Cabin Temp: 55 Water Temp: 47 Miles last 24-hours: 142* Miles since departure: 6020 *Due to a math error on the part, Read More

Day 44 Noon Position: 45 44S 109 33W Course/Speed: ESE 6 Wind: W 18 – 29 Sail: Twins poled, deeply reefed Bar: 1012, dropping Sea: W 15 Sky: Clear Cabin Temp: 59  Water Temp: 48 Miles last 24-hours: 156 Miles since departure: 5878 I know the transition has been slow. Nothing much happens quickly, Read More

Day 43 Noon Position: 43 51S 111 48W Course/Speed: SE 6 Wind: W to 20 Sail: Reaching with two tucks in working jib and main Bar: 1019 Sea: W 10+ Sky: Clear Cabin Temp: 61 Water Temp: 50 (down five degrees from yesterday) Miles last 24-hours: 155 Miles since departure: 5722 Crisp sunrise to, Read More

Day 42 Noon Position: 41 51S 133 44W Course/Speed: ESE 6 – 7 Wind: NW 15 – 25 Sail: Twins, poled, half reefed Bar: 1014 Sea: NW 10 Sky: Overcast, ragged Cabin Temp: 67 Water Temp: 55 Miles last 24-hours: 172 Miles since departure: 5567 It drew my attention at first because it hung, Read More

Day 41 Noon Position: 39 41S 115 58W Course/Speed: SE 7 Wind: NW 20+ Sail: Twins, half in Bar: 1023 Sea: NW 8 Sky: Gray deck Cabin Temp: 71 Water Temp: 58 Miles last 24-hours: 155 Miles since departure: 5395 This evening we have technically entered the roaring 40s, and though they are not, Read More

In the latter part of November, 2017, Moli and I were making way south through the Pacific’s Southeast Trades toward Cape Horn. These shots document a few of those moments. By way of explanation, the repair to the tiller was necessary because the plastic I used as a gasket between the aluminum tiller the, Read More

Day 40 Noon Position: 37 46S 118 02W Course/Speed: SSE 5 Wind: NNW 10 Sail: Twin genoas poled out full Bar: 1029 Sea: N 3; the big odl swell from the SW is gone. Sky: FOG! Cabin Temp: 77  Water Temp: 63 Miles last 24-hours: 138 Miles since departure: 5238 When I wake in, Read More

Day 39  Noon Position: 35 58S 119 42W Course/Speed: SE/SSE 6 – 7 Wind: N 11 – 15 Sail: Twins, poled out full Bar: 1027 (wow) Sea: N 6 SW 8 Sky: Overcast, drizzle all night Cabin Temp: 79 Water Temp: 66 (big drop) Miles last 24-hours: 151 Miles since departure: 5100 “Bodacious” (a, Read More

Day 38 Noon Position: 33 47S 121 04W Course / Speed: SSE 5 Wind: N 9 – 11 Bar: 1023 Sea: E 5, S 8 Sky: Overcast. Light rain in the morning. Cabin Temp: 82 Sea Temp: 67 Mile since last noon: 139 Miles of voyage: 4949 Three reasons this is a banner day:, Read More

Day 37 Noon Position: 31 53S 122 35W Course / Speed: SSE 5… Cabin Temp: 81 Sea Temp: 71 Miles since last noon: 140 Miles for voyage: 4810 Standing at the boom gallows in the afternoon and watching this lonely run of the sea, lonely because the flying fish of the north have departed, Read More

Day 36 Noon Position: 29 57.2S 124 59.7W Course/Speed: SSE 6 Wind: E 9-11 Sail: Full Bar: 1026 Sea: Locally flat. Old swell form SW is growing. Sky: Clear. Thunderheads to windward. Cabin Temp: 81 Water Temp: 74  Miles last 24-hours: 123 Miles since departure: 4670 Stronger breezes this morning. Mo got up a, Read More

Day 35  Noon Position: 28.01S 124.24W  Course/Speed: SSE 4 Wind: E 6 Sail: Full Bar: 1024 Sea: S 10; E 6 (old rollers), otherwise the sea is flat. Sky: Mostly clear; some cumulus; occasional squall Cabin Temp: 79!  Water Temp: 75 Miles last 24-hours: 118  Miles since departure: 4547 Silently Mo glides through a, Read More

Day 34 Noon Position: 26 17S 125 10W Course/Speed: 0 Wind: S 3 Sail: Dowsed Bar: 1025 Sea: E 2 Sky: Squalls Cabin Temp: 86 Water Temp: 77  Miles last 24-hours: 97 Miles since departure: 4429 “Damn wind!” I muttered to Monte this morning. We both sat on the rail staring at the horizon, Read More

Day 33 Noon Position: 24 54S  125 51W Course/Speed: SE 6 Wind: E to ENE 10-14 Sail: Full working sail Bar: 1025 Sea: E 3 and diminishing Sky: Clear Cabin Temp: 84 Water Temp: 75 Miles last 24-hours: 136 Miles since departure: 4332 Timeless. All day we’ve reached into light but unvarying trades. The, Read More

Day 32 Noon Position: 22 47S 126 38W Course/Speed: SE 6+ Wind: ENE 10 – 15 Sail: Full Bar: 1024 (wow) Sea: SE 6; E 4 Sky: Clear Cabin Temp: 83 Water Temp: 77 (finally trending down consistently) Miles last 24-hours: 146 Miles since departure: 4196 Gray cloud filled in last evening and went, Read More

Day 31 Noon Position: 20 30.15S 127 12.03W Course/Speed: S 7 Wind: E 15+ and steady Sail: Heavily reefed, only because I’m working on a project with the tiller Bar: 1022 (highest to date) Sea: E 3 – 6 Sky: Clear Cabin Temp: 85  Water Temp: 78 (going down slowly)  Miles last 24-hours: 159, Read More