Honolulu to Marshall Islands

Arrived Kudat

Sand Dollar — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 09:48:00 +0100

Monday afternoon

We spent a couple of pleasant nights anchored off Palau Banggi. It rained quite a bit while we were there and it...

Crossing the Sulu Sea

Sand Dollar — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 00:41:00 +0100

Saturday morning

We completed crossing the Sulu Sea this morning. Other than having to do a lot of motor sailing, it was a very g...

Crossing the Sulu Sea (continued)

Sand Dollar — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 01:35:00 +0100

Thursday was a full day of motoring through the heart of the weak low pressure system we are in. But Friday morning gave us perfect conditions to f...

Crossing the Sulu Sea

Sand Dollar — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 09:28:00 +0100

We departed Bonbonon Bay Wednesday morning; the weather was a picture perfect for it. Our good friend Bruce escorted us out the bay in his nine met...

Bye, bye, birdie

Sand Dollar — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 22:18:00 +0200

BoBo the booby has made a full recovery from whatever the heck his problem was. We suspect tha...

Our passenger

Sand Dollar — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 20:29:00 +0200

We are enjoying a lovely calm summer in beautiful Majuro lagoon while we continue to prepare f...

Return to Majuro

Sand Dollar — Sun, 31 May 2009 20:19:00 +0200

We got underway from Likiep at Noon, May 27, with fine weather for the two day trip back to Majuro. The wind had a northerly com...

Likiep Atoll, Marshall Islands

Sand Dollar — Wed, 27 May 2009 06:52:00 +0200

Likiep is unique in that it was purchased from the High Chief jointly by Portuguese (DeBrum) a...

Wotje atoll - Week 2

Sand Dollar — Wed, 20 May 2009 06:42:00 +0200

After spending a week in the beautiful calm anchorage of Wotje, we sailed seven miles north to the much smaller village of Wormej. It was a delight...

High drama on the high seas

Sand Dollar — Fri, 15 May 2009 20:32:00 +0200

Wormej Village, Wotje Atoll, Marshall Islands We lost one today: “Elusive” a 44-foot sailboat, 250 miles out of New Zealand bou...

Wotje Atoll - Week 1

Sand Dollar — Sun, 10 May 2009 21:49:00 +0200

May 11, 2009 Wotje Atoll, RMI. Well, the 100 mile trip down to Wotje from Ailuk was the usual mixed...

Ailuk - Week 2

Sand Dollar — Sun, 03 May 2009 20:46:00 +0200

It’s been another great week in Ailuk. The weather has moderated even more and the anchorage is all the more picturesque with its calm, c...

Ailuk Atoll - Week 1

Sand Dollar — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 21:34:00 +0200

Well, a week has already gone by and it’s been all good. We’ve had very good inter-action with the local villagers. Ailuk is a ...

Arrival Ailuk Atoll

Sand Dollar — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:24:00 +0200

April 21, 2009 Well, we sailed 240 miles for the 225 mile passage from Majuro to Ailuk. The weather was a mixed bag. The first day out we got slamm...

Majuro to Ailek Atoll

Sand Dollar — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 08:57:00 +0200

Well it has been several weeks since we arrived back in Majuro from Aur Atoll. We’re getting ready to head out again to more ou...

Tabal, Auro atoll

Sand Dollar — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 08:47:00 +0100

Yokwe (hello in Marshalese), The short trip from Airik to Tabal went well. The wind was in the 20-25 kt range and the seas were the usual...

Maolelap to Aur

Sand Dollar — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 08:37:00 +0100

Saturday, February 7, 2009 After spending a couple of wonderful weeks on the island of Taora (or Tarawa), Maolelap atoll, we sailed 14 miles south ...

Majuro to Maloelap Atoll

Sand Dollar — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 06:21:00 +0100

Position:

Friday, January 16, 2009

We got underway from Majuro early Saturday morning, January 10th, bound for ...

Majuro Happenings

Sand Dollar — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 09:04:00 +0100

We had a good time spending the Holiday Season here at Majuro. We shared it with the fleet of yachties and t...

Majuro (continued)

Sand Dollar — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 08:54:00 +0100

Merry Christmas. We are celebrating ours in Majuro. The Marshallese have a lot of Christmas spirit, which we appreciate.

Majuro

Sand Dollar — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 08:44:00 +0100

Monday morning/24th we got underway from our weekend lay-over spot and beat up the lagoon towards D.U.D. We had a beautiful sail in 10 kn...

Day 25

Sand Dollar — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:34:00 +0100

Position: 00722N17213E 11/21/08 Friday evening We’re almost there, only 70 miles to go! The passage has been a pretty good one. We had wi...

Day 19

Sand Dollar — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 04:52:00 +0100

Position: 12550N17740W 11/15/08 1430L UTC -11 We’re five days out of Johnston Atoll. The ...

Day 7

Sand Dollar — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 07:07:00 +0100

Position Day 1 started out a little hectic. We discovered a problem with the prop shaft rubbing against a bilge pump hose – after the usu...

The day before departure

Sand Dollar — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 22:00:00 +0100

Monday evening. It has been hectic the last couple of days! We thought we had everything under control and on track for departi...

Predeparture - Honolulu

Sand Dollar — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 21:50:00 +0200

After spending two wonderful months in Honolulu, we’re getting ready to shove off for Majuro Atoll Marshall Islands – ...