Wednesday, 21 October 2009

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.


Lone travelled from La Conner to Anacortes today with myself, Oleg Korbyn, and Donna Wright on board. Only one technical problem remains now, the hydraulic stabilizers. They seem to have a mind of their own and despite attempting a straight course, our wake looked like the trail of a snake, and at one point, we veered to port in a most alarming and unplanned- for way, almost executing an unintentional U-turn! An issue with a small but important hydraulic oil pump has now been resolved, but this only partially fixed the problem, and since this is a fairly critical fault, a call will be made tomorrow to American Bow Thruster, makers of the TRAC stabilizing fins. They are designed to significantly reduce rolling in a seaway, which basically can make the difference between feeling relaxed, and puking your guts out.
I am waiting now, for a 'weather window' to get down to San Diego, California, and from there I will head across the Pacific ocean, as far as the Marquesas Islands, a journey of around 3000 miles. This is the longest passage I will attempt during my entire planned circumnavigation-Talk about jumping in at the deep end!
Lone wolf has been buffed and polished, and looks absolutely beautiful!

3 comments:

  1. Hiya Ned....missed getting by LaConner to meet ya I guess...I did however meet Oleg a couple weeks ago when I saw LW was back in the water, and added a few new pictures that day

    Check my photo host in the link you provide in your 1st post.

    Dave...

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  2. Ned, have a great voyage! Live your dream! You have the right vessel to cross many seas! You are fortunate to have the resources that many of us do not, so we follow others dreams on blogs like this.

    I am also following the voyage of a 43 Nordhavn from La Conner.

    http://daisyserenity.blogspot.com/

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  3. Good luck to you all, I have been friends of Oleg and Donna for a long time and know you are in good hands. I look forward to seeing your progress on the trip.

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