24 hours of resilience
01:30 UTC | 25°17.82N 158°31.76W
Sailing
The first 24 hours have gone by and it has been a real test of resilience for the crew.
Conditions have been far from ideal and we’ve been close reaching in 30+ Knots of wind with a cross swell of 2.7m.
As I’m typing this conditions have slowly improved and as we progress North closer to the high they should get better and better, allowing those who have been hit by seasickness to recover and re-gain energy.
Apart from the seasickness, everything is well onboard. Falken is sliding through the waves as the sun is shining and last night we had a clear view of the Milky Way.
More to come!
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24 hours of resilience
Thirty knots of wind, a 2.7-metre cross swell, and a crew being pushed to their limits — the first 24 hours aboard Falken have been anything but gentle. Seasickness has taken its toll, but the boat keeps moving, carving north toward calmer conditions. Last night, between the chaos, the Milky Way stretched clear across the sky.
Pre-departure
Hawaii to Alaska isn't a downwind romp—it's a chess match with the North Pacific High, and the opening move is never obvious. Ten days of refit work, new sails, engine services, and enough provisions to outlast a bad forecast have FALKEN ready for whatever the high decides to throw at us. The crew arrives in an hour, and by Thursday, the bow points north—route TBD.
Ladies who reef
The trade winds have been kind, rolling the boat toward Hawaii in a steady, hypnotic rhythm—until last night, when a squall hit without warning and the wind jumped to 28 knots, slamming everything sideways. With rain driving down and the boat lurching underfoot, the crew had minutes to wrestle two reefs into the mainsail and get things back under control. What followed was a masterclass in wet, unglamorous, deeply satisfying teamwork—with less than 250 miles left to go.
