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Pacific Grace 2003 Leg 3
The third leg of the 2003 offshore:
Puntarenas, Costa Rica to Honolulu, Hawaii
January 19 to April 17, 2004
The Sail and Life Training Society is a veteran of four previous deep sea adventures. This will be the first visit of the Pacific Grace to many of the countries, ports and remote communities which are familiar to the Graceīs sister training ship, the Pacific Swift. The voyage will be comprised of four distinct legs.Trainees may apply for one or more legs with no restriction as to numbers of legs except for availability at the time of application. Each leg will consist of several intermediate stops between ports of arrival or departure; however, these stops are subject to prevailing weather and the political situation and may be increased or eliminated at the discretion of the shipīs master.
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tracking Pacific Grace: 44 recorded positions
Puntarenas, Costa Rica to Honolulu, Hawaii
January 19 to April 17, 2004
The Sail and Life Training Society is a veteran of four previous deep sea adventures. This will be the first visit of the Pacific Grace to many of the countries, ports and remote communities which are familiar to the Graceīs sister training ship, the Pacific Swift. The voyage will be comprised of four distinct legs.Trainees may apply for one or more legs with no restriction as to numbers of legs except for availability at the time of application. Each leg will consist of several intermediate stops between ports of arrival or departure; however, these stops are subject to prevailing weather and the political situation and may be increased or eliminated at the discretion of the shipīs master.
Home: http://www.saltsociety.com/html/pro_off_03.html
tracking Pacific Grace: 44 recorded positions
| Last Position: 24°25'48.00 S 126°6'36.00 W on February 23rd 2004 @ 22:30 |
Heading 260°
Speed 2.7
Ship's Log:
Sailing slowly since Ducie as the wind is down and we are trying to conserve some fuel. Also everyone is interested in sailing even if we are not moving too fast. South Pacific mode I think! Our visit to Ducie really was a treat. Ducie is a small atoll complete with interior lagoon and fringing reef on the outside. Ducieīs lagoon is mostly dead in the sense that the coral is no longer living. We did see a variety of fish,some sharks,sea cucumbers and some large clams. We spent the day beach combing, snorkeling both in the lagoon and outer reefs and delighting in the very tame bird life. Itīs a unique experience to visit a place like this where your aloneness is very real. All thought that our visit here was one to remember for a long time. At present we are about 200 miles from Pitcairn which translates to a couple of days at this speed.We are hoping for a bit more wind.
Observations:
Very calm, clear and warm.
Readings:
| Pressure | B1027 |
| Wind | ESE8 |
| Temp | |
| processed: 2004-02-24 00:55:02 |
