Position Reports

Position: 30º 19.368’ N 78º 15.642’ W Today’s big excitement was the mid-passage potato cull. How such a bland vegetable can smell so bad when it rots, is beyond me. Other than that, we are glad to see that the Tropical Storm is going to pass well to the South of us (thanks Suzy and Dave for the ground support). We expect to enter the Gulf Stream tonight, and start rocketing our way north. The crew is getting super excited to see family and friends and eat at the Portland Flatbread Co. ...

Position: 28º 21.492’ N 76º 55.398’ W Day 2 things are going pretty smoothly. Ruby celebrated her 13th birthday by going 3/4 of the way up the mast to save our lazy jacks. What a hero. All is well.

Position: 25º 38.28’ N 76º 8.718’ W The first twenty four hours of our prospective Triumphant Return Home Passage (prospective because, un-hatched chickens) was pretty delightful. We sailed up the Exuma Sound, protected from the Ocean swell, while still attended by its winds. What a great start. Today is a little more rolly (fully exposed again) but we have decent wind. We have started to talk about stoping in Nantucket on the way. It seems too suitably salty to miss, right? ...

Position: 23º 30.654’ N 75º 45.726’ W Convivia is rafted up to Eva in Georgetown. We did our checkin yesterday and then had a wonderful birthday celebration. We should be here for a week. All is well.

Position: 23º 20.778’ N 74º 33.282’ W Arrived at Long Island (Bahamas). we will spend the night here with Totem and then head to Georgetown in the morning to celebrate my birthday with Eva and crew. All is well.

Position: 23º 6.6’ N 74º 3.012’ W Last night out. The conditions continue to be dreamy. A bit of a lingering counter current have slowed us down a bit, but it is hard to complain when we have had 6 days that feel like catamaran sailing. Tomorrow we will hopefully intersect with Friends We Haven’t Met Yet on Totem. We think that we have been in communication for 8 years now, so it may be the record for longest lead up. Should be a regular old hoot! The fact that we are meeting in the Bahamas when both Convivia and Totem are West coast boats is a bit of a trip. Life is good and… ...

Position: 20º 0.252’ N 67º 38.448’ W We have rerouted to Georgetown on the recommendation of every single person we have talked to about the Bahamas. We hope to arrive ahead of a nasty looking trough that is promising to dumps lots of water out of the sky, in conjunction with some big wind. I think Georgetown will be an ideal place to turn forty someodd. All is well.

Position: 21º 4.392’ N 69º 22.308’ W This passage had been so darn mellow, it seems like we must be cheating, or getting our due after some of the earlier passages this year. Its hard to believe that we have crossed two oceans in the past year, and that we were just leaving Cocos Keeling, this time last year. With this adventure coming to a close, I have begun to shift my energy toward rentry. Thinking about jobs, where to live, and what to do next. It’s exciting, overwhelming, and distracting. Perhaps i can postpone that for a few more days and make the most of these last beautiful moments of crystal clear water, blue skies, and clean living. ...

Position: 17º 48.258’ N 64º 32.718’ W I seemed to have dropped the ball a bit on position reporting for this passage. Our first two days have gone pretty smoothly. We had a great current with us until early this morning, and we expect to have a mild current setting in our general direction for much of the rest of the trip. As I write this, Convivia is gliding past St. Croix (thinking of you Mead), and we expect to pass through Culebra and St. Thomas tonight (Allen & Lee, we wil be thinking of you, for sure). ...

Position: 14º 36.966’ N 61º 3.528’ W Our last full day in Martinique before shoving off for a long passage to the Bahamas. We have had a ball here, hanging out with Eva and exploring the island, but the season is closing out, and we have miles to cover. All is well.

Position: 14º 26.568’ N 60º 56.1’ W We are off. Farewell Martinique, next stop, Nassau, Bahamas.

Position: 14º 27.606’ N 60º 52.296’ W We have moved in to the Le Marin anchorage. The kids have their own little mangrove island to play on and town is close. Life is easy these days. All is well.

Position: 14º 26.292’ N 60º 53.502’ W Convivia and crew are safe in sound in Martinique. Our third (and last, for this trip) ocean has been crossed. The water is turquoise and the air is warm. All is well.

Position: 11º 40.632’ N 59º 11.76’ W The seas have flattened out, and we are making our northbound approach to Martinique. We have been chasing current since Fernando de Naronha, and it’s been paying off. Now we will beam reach at 7-8knots the rest of the way (I hope). It looks like we will arrive between 6pm-11pm tomorrow. We had delicious three cheese mac and cheese for dinner (mine with Sriracha, of course), everyone is happy and excited for landfall. ...

Position: 9º 42.84’ N 56º 14.52’ W Ticking away the miles to Martinique. The sun is finally out, we are charging up the batteries and our spirits. The kids are happy and easy going, and we are really excited for landfall in a couple of days. All is well.