Tag: Wind Direction
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DAWN Update Thursday July 7
Thursday July 7 N 5 05.157 W 134 16.5752250 NM From Ensenada and 900 NM From Nuku-Hiva Hello Friends and Family, Since I last wrote I was becalmed in classic Convergence Zone weather, glassy water dead still, sporadic thunderstorms and hot. I anticipated this weather pattern and decided to motor given the very strong current…
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DAWN Update Sunday July 3
Sunday July 3 N 7 16.729 W 130 59.9471925 NM from Ensenada and 1100 NM to Nuku-Hiva Hello Friends and Family, Forgive the absence, it is not for lack of desire to be in touch but the demands of the boat. I have had the most difficult portion of the voyage so far, the convergence…
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DAWN Update Friday July 1
Friday July 1 I am currently well and truly into the convergence zone. This is an unpredictable and mercurial environment, weather forecast called for light and variable. What I have is complete overcast, and bumper to bumper squall formations. Some of the squalls have heavy rain and high winds, I had 37 KN in one…