With a long layover in Los Angeles, and then another long layover at London-Heathrow, it took us 30 hrs+ to get to Sweden. But we finally did make it! All of our boxes of boat stuff arrived, and we were lucky enough to get access to a very large cart for moving our boxes to […]
* Arrival in Sweden and a Quick Peek at Hokukea (April 26, 2024) Read More »
Our sailing friends gave us a wonderful bon voyage party, and the farewell is bittersweet. It’s truly a hui hou (“until we meet again:), as we’ll be back in November. Getting to the airport was a bit of a conundrum with 14 storage boxes, 2 large duffel bags, and 2 backpacks, but Mark & Vanessa
* Finally on our way to Sweden (April 23, 2024) Read More »
Hallberg-Rassy sent us two videos and a photo on Monday, 15 April, showing Hokukea being lowered into the water at the boatyard in Ellös. There is a webcam in the boatyard and we were able to see that the mast was put on the following day. Seeing these big steps towards the completion of Hokukea
* Splash! She’s in the Water (April 15, 2024) Read More »