Ronnie Simpson first Vendee Globe trailer. Edited by Pierson Jacquelin December 2012

2012 Singlehanded Transpac- Moore 24 "Hope for the Warriors" aka US 101 from Ronnie Simpson on Vimeo.

August 20- 31* 13 N 160* 32 W

still making our way north on sv champ. The pacific high is very large and disorganized and looks like a big windless ocean to the north and east of us, so we are sailing slightly west of north in hopes that the high organizes and we can get a long sleigh ride into seattle. we will get becalmed and have to motor at some point, probably for a couple days, but we don't know when. still in breeze right now, cruising right along at 5-6 knots with 10 knots of breeze. very pleasant sailing. breeze went light this morning and we did our first two hours of motor sailing. very intense rain squall came through shortly after 5 am. had about 15 knots of pressure in it. spectacular sunset last night and delicious breakfast this morning of chocolate chip macadamia nut pancakes, papaya and kona drip coffee. island packet 380's are much more comfortable than moore 24's still waiting for mahi mahi #2. sv champ out

August 19- 29* 18 N, 160* 10 W

Another good but mellow day in the almost tropics. The breeze should eventually die as we make our way into and/ or near the high, but for now, we are still enjoying very pleasant close reaching conditions with 12-15 knots of breeze. We caught our first fish last night. We named him dinner. It was a delicious mahi-mahi and we made it with jasmine rice, avocado, lemon, lemon-pepper seasoning, light olive oil and Mang Tomas brand all-purpose sauce. I have introduced Heather to the ways of my favorite Phillippino condiment and she is justifiably impressed. Got our first grib yesterday and talked to rob tryon today on sat phone. The high sounds ugly, but we'll negotiate it as best we can. sv champ out.

August 18, 2012- 27*12 N, 159* 43 W

All is well aboard s/v champ. We are currently a few hundred miles north of Kauai making about 6 knots under full main, staysail and jib. Under partially furled jib, the furling line broke 4 hours out of Kauai. It took us the better part of a day, but we figured out a replacement for it. We ended up dousing the jib for a day and going main and stay sail only, bu now we have the jib back up. Weather still nice, still in the trades, beautiful sailing and nice nights so far. Heather and I working well as a team and enjoying a comfortable passage on champ, but still no fish! Just got our first grib, only problem is that it was from two days ago. we hadn't been able to get a good hook up to sail mail until now, so i'm going to try to get another grib. sv champ out.

August 15- Leaving on delivery to Seattle

Provisioning Champ with our two-person kayak that we purchased for cheaper than 1-day of renting... Gotta love island connections :)

 

Well, summer vacation is officially over and i have to get back to work.... But at least work involves sailing a boat across an ocean! The boat is fully provisioned and we are ready to leave Hanalei Bay en route to Seattle. Forecast looks kinda ugly; the Pacific High looks really disorganized and fragmented. Oh well, we've got a big diesel at our disposal. The boat that we are delivering is an Island Packet 380 named 'Champ' that raced in the Singlehanded Transpac this year. The owner/ client has been great, my crew/ friend Heather has been great and the boat seems great, so all in all, i'm pretty stoked on the delivery. Should be a good time! The boat is equipped with an SSB and radio modem, so I plan to do some blogging once underway. Hoping for decent breeze, hungry fish and a good passage!!!

s/v Champ out.

 

101's final resting spot for the summer, in Nawiliwili, Kauai. Thanks for a great summer of sailing, 101! See you in a couple months!

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