Stunning. That’s how Michael saw Nuku Hiva when we arrived. Spired mountains rise from the Pacific Ocean, lush with vegetation until they descend rock-faced into the crashing waves. I get how he might see stunning. I saw an island on…

The answer to your question is yes. There is water as far as the eye can see in every direction. The ocean is humbling and beautiful beyond words. Sometimes, we hear the mermaids singing, the stars are outrageous, and the…

Day: 14, Time: 23:32, 501 nm to destination Nuku Hiva TWS 19, AWS 11, COG 256D, SOG 9.4kt, Position S 7D 53 W 131D 46 It is a moonless night. I sit at the helm station, staring into a void…