SABBATICAL III ON THE MOVE<\/p>\n
Sabbatical III left Hakahetau Bay on the island of Ua Pou,
\nMarquesas today at 0720 local time headed for the small atoll of
\nTaou in the Toumotu archipeligo. The trip is charted at about
\n450 nautical miles. Our route takes us on a heading of 211
\ndegrees magnetic until a point SSE of Takaroa. From there we
\nwill bisect the broad channel define by Kuehi and Fakarava on
\nthe south and Takaroa and Apataki to the nortth. Our final
\ndestination is Anse Amyot on the northwest corner of Taou. We
\nexpect to arrive before dark on Monday. If we arrive late, we
\nwill spend the night at sea and enter after dawn. If we cannot
\nanchor in Anse Amyot, Taou for any reason, our backup is to
\nenter the lagoon of Fakarava via Passed Garu. Fakarava lies
\nonly 12 nm. south of Taou. The position of Toua is S 16
\ndegrees 00 minutes, West 146 degrees 00 minutes.<\/p>\n
Sabbatical III left Ua Pou well provisioned with 675 liters
\nof diesel and 650 liter of water. She also is burdened with 50
\nlarge pomeloes, 30 mangoes, 100 limes, 120 bananas, and one
\nlarge breadfruit. There is nothing but fruit everywhere you
\nlook down below. Scurvy is not an issue. The Tuomotan family
\nthat will host us in Taou has no access to fruit, so some of
\nthis cornucopia is intended for them.<\/p>\n
It is now 1020 local time, three hours after departure, and
\nwe are making excellent progress. We are doing 8.8 knots with
\nsingle reefs in the genoa, main, and mizzen sails. The wind has
\nabated somewhat and is now from the east at 22 knots. Seas are
\n7 to 9 feet in closely spaced swells out of the ESE. The
\nforecast calls for diminishing waves and wind over the next 3
\ndays — a truly excellent forecast for what can be a difficult
\npassasge if the weather gets out of hand. Skies are partly
\ncloudy after a morning squall. Little squall activity is
\nforecast for the next three days.<\/p>\n
We will try to undate our progress daily. We loved the
\nMarquesas, with the visit of Hannah and Mia being the highlight,
\nbut now feel it is time to get on the road again as our 90 day
\nvisa clock in French Polynesia is running down.<\/p>\n
Current position (1038 local time) is S 9 degrees 39.55
\nminutes West 140 degrees 22.87 minutes.
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SABBATICAL III ON THE MOVE Sabbatical III left Hakahetau Bay on the island of Ua Pou, Marquesas today at 0720 local time headed for the small atoll of Taou in the Toumotu archipeligo. The trip is charted at about 450 nautical miles. Our route takes us on a heading of 211 degrees magnetic until a … <\/p>\n