Hey Brandy & Matt!
I hoisted the TWSC burgee on “Rover” (Valiant 42) after we anchored in Taioha’e Bay on Nuku Hiva in the Marquesa Islands after our 26-day passage from San Diego, covering 3,230nm. We left San Diego on Saturday April 1 (yeah, I know, April Fools Day…)
Rover’s owner-captain is Eric Ahlvin from Seattle (Rover’s home port), and there were three other crew onboard, including me. At age 73, I learned a lot about passage making and, candidly, about myself as well.
Eric signed up his “Rover” in Andy Turpin’s Pacific Puddle Jump which made our preparations and arrival smoother. The three-person passage crew left “Rover” at Nuku Hiva, but with fresh crew Eric will continue to cruise the South Pacific until reaching New Zealand by November.
I wanted both of you to know how excited I was to take my Tradewinds experiences across the Pacific!
All best wishes! – Peter