A really fast trip with the wind more and more from the back as we always sailed really east of the road to prevent a strong return of North East closed to Hawai, which fortunatly never blow. We drifted one night to arrived in Hilo early morning of 20st with a wind less than 10k.
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| 5k of outflow in the AMANU pass again, we left at 12k on the ground to keep control... |
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| 1st reef is enough for the night if we want to sleep a bit out of our shift |
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| Some Raivavae bananas ll finish in a kind of polynesian Poe |
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| With special additives on board of ALCYONE |
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| 2 days later, we have to use 2reef...wich ll stay all the times up to Hilo |
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| Very soon, 200 milles+ /24h become the norm, always on a track more EAST. |
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| Conditions impose harness to prepare a fish (a yellofin here) in the back of starboard hull |
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| An exhausting work...that the night shift don't balance |
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| We follow twice a day the "POLYMAGNET"through the SSB : a nice but quite formal n pro cruisers'net in english. |
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| Asiatic fisher on the way: Of course he ll cross in front of us for good luck |
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| First Marlin for Jordan |
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| We troll this net probably all the night... |
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| No way to dive under the hull without harness |
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| Some lines are still blocked on skeg aluminium base |
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| Latitude 0 degres...we are now in North Hemiphere |
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| The doldrum must be between 4 n 8 degres N...but nothing bad, even no rain up to now |
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| 8 degree north, and the Weather is windy and still relativly dry |
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| Full speed in the doldrum ! |
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| Sea become strong as soon as the wind is above 20k, but we have the waves more from the backside now. |
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| Flying fishes collection in the morning... |
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| and a few minutes later, more serious fight... |
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| ...a 6 feet Marlin; |
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| followed by a long preparation |
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| at level of this delicious fish eaten in sushi or "mi cuit" |
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| No way to arrive during the night, we brake n sleep... |
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| Hawai ! |
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| Event : The last Pamplemousse from RAIVAVAE ! |
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| Alcyone anchored in front of "glamour "Radio Marina in Hilo |
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| Not so hugly from this side |
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| Welcome to USA |