We are all working into the rhythm of the sea. For some, this means dealing with seasickness. The rest of the crew is rallying around those not feeling well to offer support. And though not all are 100%, we are happy to report they are in good spirits and are on an upward trend as their bodies adapt to the constant sway of the ocean.
The ocean is a mesmerizing shade of blue that continues 2,000 feet below. Mother Ocean has already given us a show of a dozen small Atlantic dolphins jumping and swimming under ADRIENNE's hull. They disappeared as quickly as they came, as if to say, "Follow us, we know the way." It seems to us just an appetizer of treasures that lay ahead on this journey.
- Lance, Adrienne II Crew
crew@59-north.com
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”For some things, we will never be ready.” - Moana 2
After 852 miles of open ocean sailing, the crew of Falken dropped anchor in Moorea's Cook's Bay—not with a quiet glide in, but surfing down waves in a squall, breaking speed records and cheering each other on through the rain. What started as a plan to "just dip a toe" into offshore sailing turned into something harder to explain: the worse the conditions got, the more alive everyone felt. Turns out the question was never whether the crew was ready—it was whether they even needed to be.
Kauehi conundrum
Kauehi atoll was always on the itinerary—until the forecast made it a gamble not worth taking. Squalls, bommies, a tidal pass, and no clean escape route: sometimes the hardest call in sailing is the one that keeps you out of a place, not in it. The Tuamotus will have to wait.
Hove-to!
Falken is too fast—a problem most sailors would kill for, yet here we are, tacking back and forth across the Pacific just to kill time. A rogue low pressure system south of Tahiti has stolen the trades and scrambled our timing for the tidal window into Kauehi's pass, leaving us hove-to 45 miles short of our target in the Tuamotus. Salt licorice, dream sandwich debates, and a philosophical question about mermaid reproduction are helping pass the night.