Archive for April 2020

Hello everyone …Just a position report .. Peter and I have just left Resolution Bay (named after Cook’s ship) on the island of Tahuata and are headed 80 miles north to the bay of Taiohae on Nuku Hiva (where Melville jumped ship). Right now, were at S 09o, 54.9’, W 139 o 08’. Dick should…

Late entry, May 13th, 2004 Atuona, Hiva Oa On the morning of May 13th in Hiva Oa, Marquesas, after having crewed on the Lillian B. from Stuart, Florida, down to Jamaica, through the Panama Canal, over to Galapagos and on to the Marquesas Islands, Dick Hiatt began the long journey home to Alabama. By first…

Sunday May 16, 2004 Taiohae Nuku Hiva, Isles Marquise S 08o 54.9 W 140o 06.2 Within minutes after Dick, Peter and I first stepped on land in the Marquesas and began walking towards the village of Atuona, a car stopped and offered us a ride into town. Having local townspeople give us rides was to…

Hello all.  Today is May 13th. Crew member Dick Hiatt should be in Tahiti by now on his way home after 3 months and 5000 miles of sailing.  It goes without saying, but we’re glad he came and we were sorry to see him go. Now it’s up to Peter and me to take care…

Hello landlubbers, We are now within 28 miles of the Marquesas and should see land by sunset! Very exciting. 1630, May 4th South 09 Deg 43′  West 138 Deg 16′ Journal entry from Sunday: Sunday, May 2, 2004: S    09o24′ W 124o17′ (Day 20 at sea: 2701 nautical miles from the Galapagos Islands, 265 from…

May 3rd S 09o 31’ / W 135 o 41’ Hello everyone, The following is a supplemental journal entry for April 27th: Tuesday, April 27, 2004: (Day 15 at sea:  Late entry) Our fishing fortune change dramatically after dinner on my sister Amy’s birthday, April 27th, the same days as my having written about the…

Hello everyone .. and Happy B-Day Amy, Sam Journal from today, April 27th, S 08 Deg 22′ / W 123 Deg 56′ 890 miles from the Marquesas: Tuesday, April 27, 2004: S    08o21′ W 123o48′ (Day 15 at sea: 2075 nautical miles from the Galapagos Islands, 891 from Les Iles Marquises a.k.a. Marquesas) Sitting on…

Hello friends and family, Wednesday April 21 ..  lunch time ….We’re currently at S 06 deg 41 min / W 110 deg 51 min. Journal entry from Yesterday: Tuesday, April 20, 2004: S    06o22′ W 108o45′ (Day 8 at sea: 1171 nautical miles from the Galapagos Islands, 1795 from the Marquesas) On Dick’s advice, we…