almost there!!

Hi Devon and crew;

By now you should be almost in sight of land....maybe you are...hooray you made your first ocean crossing in a boat you guys fixed by yourself. Congrats.

you should be headed to Lihue...
Niwillwilli Light at entrance is
N 21 57 , W 159 20

My calculations put you there late Sunday ....please wait until daylight to enter.
Customs is at the commercial wharf....you must clear.

The Harbormaster Nawiliwili Small Boat HarborTel:(808) 245-4586 can direct you. Customs is CLOSED Sunday.

There is an anchorage nearby. It should be free or cheap (13 dollars day)
The UPS Store, Wal Mart, and COSTCO are all within a bike ride. (2 Miles max).

If you guys want to hang out in Hawaii...this is one of the better places and the only place with an anchorage.

Oahu is a one full day (90 mile) sail south

I have you scheduled to get batteries in Oahu on August 6, a Monday.

I have been trying to get a fabricator lined up as well.

I have emails out to two of them...and I will call more on Monday.
No fabrication found on Kuaia. Fabricationsist only found near Honolulu on Oahu.
Maybe we can ship the broken vang parts to a fab guy in Oahu (by UPS) and then
they might be ready when you get there about the 6th....let me know.


The timing needs to be perfect because it is really expensive to stay in Oahu. The boat slips are $130.00 a night!!!

I am still working on anchorages in Oahu....but right now no luck.
I think you can anchor near the airport for 48 hours...but I gotta check.
The transpac just finished and the place is jammed. Pearl Harbor is OFF LIMITS.

So plan on having a nice stay on Kuaia.
Stock up at Costco, Wal Mart, etc.
no need to rent a car....nearly everything is right there.
Cab it maybe.

and importantly.....

We want the cabin sole varnished while in Kuaia. With everybody working...it should take 4 hours max
If you wait....Honolulu will be to rocky and rolly at anchor to do anything.

sail on sail on sailor(s)