Correct. Full keel with a skeg mounted steel rudder does a pretty good job of protecting the prop. Spurs to chew up fishing lines, non electronic CAT 3306, so not very high odds of a sufficient mechanical problem to need them, but if so, I can make around 3 knots off the wind from beam to broad reach. Not beating off any lee shores, however.@Delfin, so your get home power is only your sails, no genset or aux engine?
The Grib shows that, indicating 15 knots, but from the stern quarter, so no biggie. We'll see soon....Delfin, on my long-ago crossing the wind picked up quite a bit as we closed on HI.
The channel effects seem to begin well before you spot that green dot/line on the horizon.
It did have that, but I thought all US Navy ships have numbers. I couldn't see a flag either, but I was 6 miles away.I would guess Replinishment/Oiler. If you see a blue and yellow band around the top of the stack, its a US ship.
Yep. I think that's it. Thank you.....
It did have that, but I thought all US Navy ships have numbers. I couldn't see a flag either, but I was 6 miles away.
That explains it, thank you.
The presence of the oiler might be explained by the appearance of what I am pretty sure was an Enterprise class nuclear carrier coming from the same direction the next day. Perhaps providing fuel for the airplanes?
You're right. I misquoted my ex Navy crewmate, who said it was Nimitz class .Probably a Nimitz class aircraft carrier. The Enterprise was a one off boat, no sisterships.
. Wow. What a coincidence. You circled us at around 3 miles distance. We assumed the Captain was using us as a reference point for some maneuvering exercise. Next time, wave!Too funny. I'm returning from a 7mo deployment on the Nimitz. We are off the coast of CA now. Air Wing fly off today. Flying one of our F18s off to Lemoore, CA and will be home tonight. We left Hawaii on the 23rd. Have averaged about 30 knots SOG, at least. Have been following your posts and wondered if I'd see you out here.
That other ship you saw is a Merchant Marine supply ship for our strike group. We also have the USS Decatur and USS Bunker Hill in tow. Not sure where they are now, but they generally stay on our flanks just on the horizon. Our other ships are homeported in Hawaii.
Have a safe trip to HI. The weather was beautiful there.
There was a brief system developing along our course with predicted gusts of 50 knots, and since Homey doesn't do 50 knots if there's an alternative, we camped out in Westport on the coast of Washington for two days. Fishy town, and if you want to catch tuna, salmon, sea bass, halibut, etc. go there.
Starlink decided to change their service plans without warning, so we lost connectivity for six hours. The plan I was paying for - RV/Roam for $150/mo with priority mobile data at $2/gb on the ocean was done away with. Now, that plan only works on land, so now you need the Mobile Priority service plan for $250/mo that comes with ocean coverage, 50gb included and extra gb @ $2 when you exceed 50. No warning or notice, and in the middle of a billing period. Hopefully, this one will stick, but I doubt it.
Currently 50 miles off the Oregon coast in mellow conditions. Below about the only picture of big blue I will need for the next two weeks as the scenery doesn't change a whole lot, and one of a local shop window in Westport. Imagine my disappointment when I found out it was just a tackle shop that also does whale watching tours.
After hanging in the Islands for a few weeks, we'll head back to the PNW, perhaps via the Queen Charlottes, but that will depend on swell direction. Sometimes you can go that far north on a return comfortably, sometimes not.Thanks for letting us tag along. Perhaps I missed it, but where are you headed after HI?
170 miles out of Hilo, so should arrive tomorrow. Much has changed since we sailed there years ago. Now, you can only anchor in one small area of Hilo Harbor that only has 12 ft of water at low low tide, and you need a permit for every place you anchor in the state. Other than the generation of massive amounts of paper, I'm not sure what the point is, but ok, it's your state.
Rainy early this am, but weather passes quickly (sometimes) in the ocean so now it's just fine. Following 6 foot seas and maybe 8 knots apparent wind. Finally caught a Mahi Mahi, about 32 inches long. I like to use a kiddie wading pool for cleaning to contain the gore.
Lovely place, Hawaii, although running it like the DMV does detract a bit. Hadn't heard about the prop cage proposal. I guess we can anticipate that in a few years, you'll have to arrive in an electric boat to land.Hawaii loves to complicate everything with absurd amounts of red tape. Be thankful the prop cage bill didn't pass during a few years ago legislative session. They wanted to make it illegal for any boat to enter state waters unless fitted with a prop cage to help prevent accidental marine life or human strikes with boat propellers. They also keep raising all the fees at the State Harbors claiming it is needed for maintenance costs but all the money collected has to be turned over to the State General fund and then the Harbors are given a shoe string budget to operate.
I guess I don't know what that is, but it sounds like I should ..What is the fee for the Orma Use Permit?
That's not the form visiting yachts are required to fill out. Boats fill out a 'Tempoary Moorage Application.'. I'll know what the fee is when we land a bit later.Hawaii ORMA use permit is found here: https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/dobor/files/2020/09/App-ORMA.pdf
Also the visiting Vessel Form for the State: https://files.hawaii.gov/dlnr/dobor/forms/visitingvessel/visitingvessel_fillable.pdf
I don't know what the fees are.