Bluewater Send-Off

It is great to be part of a church community that understands sailing.  I am blessed to be under the covering of Pastor Jordan Seng and Bluewater Missions. www.bluewatermission.org 

Today was my last Sunday at church. Thank you to all of my Bluewater supporters.

The YWAM Adventure begins

So much has happened since my last post in 2008. Mainly I got a "real job" teaching in an elementary school.  I may write about that at some point.  Right now I am happy to announce that I am moving on! 18 months ago when asked, "If you had no limitations, what would you do?" I answered, "I would take a sailboat to the remote islands in Micronesia and help to meet the needs of the people there."  In February of this year I accepted the invitation to join the staff of Youth with a Mission (YWAM), as a Captain on their sailboat, taking outreach teams to remote islands in Micronesia. God answers prayers!

The details are falling into place.  I leave Oahu on July 2.

Majuro, Republic of the Marshall Islands

Greenhow Regatta

I took two girls from the Waianae Youth Sailing Program to the Greenhow Regatta at Pacific Yacht Club, Hickam Harbor. This was Kate and Caitlin's first race and we took first place!

Why we cross oceans

Why do we sail across oceans?

Some of my favorite Authors say it best:

Make your choice, adventurous stranger:

strike the bell and bide the danger

or wonder, till it drives you mad,

what would have happened if you had."

-the quote is from C.S. Lewis, author of

"The Chronicles of Narnia".

Cast Off!
Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the tradewinds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. Mark Twain

The Big Fish

This is the Mahi Mahi we caught when we were about 400 miles North of Oahu.

Celebrating Landfall

We had champagne at the fuel dock and a wonderful farewell dinner on Friday Night.

spinnaker on a calm day

We did have a few days when the wind was very light. We did not want to burn all of our fuel so we broke out the spinnaker.