47 Deg 82 Min North
125 Deg 19 Min West
Mistress is 125 miles from the Strait of Jun de Fuca and believe they will arrive in Victoria Monday
afternoon.
The weather is warmer for the crew and they have eaten the last of the prepared meals made for them
in Waikiki.
Creative cooking skills will be called upon to make meals with all the endless packaged and tin
food on board. They are all really lucky to have Nicole on board as she bakes fresh bread, cookies,
scones etc.
Mistress is only days away from her final destination, the crew is in great spirits.
Sunday, June 29, 2014
Friday, June 27, 2014
MISTRESS UPDATE 27/06/14
47 Deg 19 Minutes North
37 Deg 24 Minutes West
Mistress is 459 miles from Cape Flattery and is experiencing strong 35 knot winds behind her which is making for a slower time. They are hoping for the winds to come more from the west and then it will
allow for an easier and quicker sail.
The crew is dining on pasta as that is the easiest meal considering the winds and they are all
warm down below but it is cool on deck and rather wet.
The crew would appreciate some warmer weather - the heat of Waikiki feels like a dream.
Rob is still hopeful their arrival time may be as early as Monday but he will keep us posted.
The crew is all great but looking forward to a change in the wind and weather.
37 Deg 24 Minutes West
Mistress is 459 miles from Cape Flattery and is experiencing strong 35 knot winds behind her which is making for a slower time. They are hoping for the winds to come more from the west and then it will
allow for an easier and quicker sail.
The crew is dining on pasta as that is the easiest meal considering the winds and they are all
warm down below but it is cool on deck and rather wet.
The crew would appreciate some warmer weather - the heat of Waikiki feels like a dream.
Rob is still hopeful their arrival time may be as early as Monday but he will keep us posted.
The crew is all great but looking forward to a change in the wind and weather.
Wednesday, June 25, 2014
MISTRESS UPDATE 26/6/14
We are still covered in warm weather gear but the wind has finally found us again, and it looks like we may be in as early as July 1st all being equal.
As of June 24th
45 deg 15 min North
145 deg 19 min West
We are 800 miles from Cape Flattery.
The crew was happy to hear some world cup soccer scores.
Dinners continue to be a feature of the evening and each cook has put their creative
touch to the meals.
Looking forward to warmer weather, showers and sports TV.
The crew are all going well.
.
As of June 24th
45 deg 15 min North
145 deg 19 min West
We are 800 miles from Cape Flattery.
The crew was happy to hear some world cup soccer scores.
Dinners continue to be a feature of the evening and each cook has put their creative
touch to the meals.
Looking forward to warmer weather, showers and sports TV.
The crew are all going well.
.
Monday, June 23, 2014
MISTRESS UPDATE 24/6/14
Mistress is going well but they are wishing for some wind as they have hit a windless patch. They are all asking you to send them some breeze.
42 degrees 54 minutes north
152 degrees 37 minues west
Mistress is now 1200 miles from the entrance to Jun de Fuca Strait.
The crew is all well and Dylan made a fabulous dinner last night.
They celebrated summer solstice with party hats made of navigational maps
no longer required, great food which included the last savoured bit of Ben and
Jerrys icecream and a celebratory drink.
The warm weather gear is all on as they have hit the cooler weather.
It is hopeful they will arrive in Victoria on July 1st or 2nd.
Cheers Mistress
42 degrees 54 minutes north
152 degrees 37 minues west
Mistress is now 1200 miles from the entrance to Jun de Fuca Strait.
The crew is all well and Dylan made a fabulous dinner last night.
They celebrated summer solstice with party hats made of navigational maps
no longer required, great food which included the last savoured bit of Ben and
Jerrys icecream and a celebratory drink.
The warm weather gear is all on as they have hit the cooler weather.
It is hopeful they will arrive in Victoria on July 1st or 2nd.
Cheers Mistress
Saturday, June 21, 2014
MISTRESS UPDATE 21/6/14
39 Degrees 10 mins N
167 degrees 56 min W
They are 1500 miles from the Strait of Juan de Fuca
After sailing 32 days from Auckland, Mistress is now on Port tack.
The crew happy but frustrated to not know how the World Cup Soccer positions sit, not to mention the NMBA. We will work to find the stats for them for Sunday when Rob makes contact again.
The menu tonight is pasta with meat sauce and parmesan possible a sip of wine or beer.
They have all watched the Games of Thrones and do not know the last episode of the
first series and I think once off the boat it will be a must be for the crew to find out.
It is safe to say all is good, the seas and wind are in favour of Mistress and crew and we
will all be there to welcome them home in a matter of days.
167 degrees 56 min W
They are 1500 miles from the Strait of Juan de Fuca
After sailing 32 days from Auckland, Mistress is now on Port tack.
The crew happy but frustrated to not know how the World Cup Soccer positions sit, not to mention the NMBA. We will work to find the stats for them for Sunday when Rob makes contact again.
The menu tonight is pasta with meat sauce and parmesan possible a sip of wine or beer.
They have all watched the Games of Thrones and do not know the last episode of the
first series and I think once off the boat it will be a must be for the crew to find out.
It is safe to say all is good, the seas and wind are in favour of Mistress and crew and we
will all be there to welcome them home in a matter of days.
Thursday, June 19, 2014
MISTRESS UPDATE19/6/14
Mistress continues to struggle with communication with the sats phone.
34 degree 21 minutes North
158 degree 07 minutes West
Mistress is sailing into the North Pacific High
They are motor sailing due North.
Yesterday sailed 201 miles
Today 175 miles
They are experiencing flat calm seas and sunny skies but the warmer weather gear is now being
modelled.
The crew are all in good spirits,
Rob in charge of making dinner. Looks like it is chicken florentine
34 degree 21 minutes North
158 degree 07 minutes West
Mistress is sailing into the North Pacific High
They are motor sailing due North.
Yesterday sailed 201 miles
Today 175 miles
They are experiencing flat calm seas and sunny skies but the warmer weather gear is now being
modelled.
The crew are all in good spirits,
Rob in charge of making dinner. Looks like it is chicken florentine
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
MISTRESS UPDATE 18/06/14
28 deg 08 min North
158 deg 05 W
Sailing due north
Sailed 400 nm
Caught 3 Mahi
158 deg 05 W
Sailing due north
Sailed 400 nm
Caught 3 Mahi
Saturday, June 14, 2014
THE MOON IS OUR FRIEND
The Moon is our
Friend!
Sailors can
be a superstitious lot….don’t sail with bananas……don’t sail with women…..don’t
leave port on a Friday….and certainly not on Friday the 13th…..
Not that we
are falling into the realm of old sailors tales…..but we are now ready to set
sail for Canada…..crew has settled in, the boat is provisioned, fueled and
water….all we have to do is cast off…..
Of course we
don’t want to be inhospitable to our hosts the Hawaii Yacht Club and their
regular Friday night racing and BBQ……so we will do the right thing and enjoy
the evening food and drink and set sail at first light in the morning….Saturday
the 14th!
Waikiki has been a great pit stop. Alex has surfed the
local break…”Bowls”…..Nicci has found the Waikiki beach strip’s best Mai
Tai…..and Skip has caught up on his sleep……
Mistress has had another crew change for the final sprint
north around the Pacific High and easing of sheets into the Strait of Juan de
Fuca….more than three years after leaving in April of 2011…..Milllsy; Skip’s
constant number two has flown back to New Zealand to resume land based work and
family duties…..Alex and Nicci continue to shine as the old hand’s of this
voyage even at the tender age of 24 and 27 respectfully…. Joining the boat are
Dylan Sydneysmith; a veteran of Mistress’s inaugural voyage from San Diego to
San Francisco and his McGill University friend Hector Haynes from Gibraltar….
So Skip has four twenty something crew….. to share the
adventure and pure exhilaration of sailing Mistress to her final destination….
It will be a great sail…..we depart on virtually a full
moon, which will be our friend and help ease us back into the beauty and
serenity of night time sailing….
Stay tuned and we will update you as best we can over the
next couple of weeks.
Aloha!
The Mistress Crew
Sunday, June 1, 2014
TWO DOWN ONE TO GO
Two Down….One to Go!
Thirty days
after departing Auckland, Mistress is now tied safely to the dock at the Hawaii
Yacht Club, Honolulu…..looking like she simply went for an afternoon sail in
the Hauraki Gulf as opposed to the almost 5000 miles of water that has slipped
under her keel….
The passage
from Papeete was right out of the brochure….warm winds and water, plenty of
breeze for the most part, and some great Trade Wind reaching sailing….The crew
of Millsy, Nicci, Alex and myself evolved further into an even better team,
sharing the sailing and shipboard duties. It has been challenging at times….but
certainly rewarding for all of us.
Having spent
virtually 27 days sailing on starboard tack (we did have a couple of hours in
the lee of the Big Island of Hawaii when we did tack out to sea to find more
breeze!), life aboard will feel strange when we finally spend some time on port
tack. The joke aboard is that with our new North’s mainsail we could advertise
to sell the sail once back in Vancouver that it “had only been used once for a
7500nm passage and never been tacked!”
So the
Mistress Crew is now enjoying life ashore once more. The contrast from the
beauty and solitude of the tropical Pacific Ocean to the concrete jungle and
crowds of Waikiki Beach is immense…..for the moment though the change is
good….. friendly fellow boaties and staff at the wonderful Hawaii Yacht
Club….great shore based fresh water showers, Cheese Burgers In Paradise…..and
cheap cold beer! I don’t doubt that in a few days we will start casting our
mind to life at sea once more and the preparation for the final hurdle…..the
last leg to Vancouver…..
Aloha!
The Mistress Crew
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