May 21, 23, 2020 Report from the Chief Galley Officer It’s the start of day four. I finally am feeling … Continue reading Galley Update

May 22, 2020 Today’s post (below) is from Bob, the newest member of the crew. Bob hails from Port Townsend … Continue reading Northern Passage Day 5

May 19, 2020 Today’s post includes a short update from El Capitán followed by an overview from Estelle’s weather routing … Continue reading PNW Passage Day 2

Monday May 18 SV Estelle left Hilo Harbor, on the big island of Hawaii today. Destination: Friday Harbor. Before leaving, … Continue reading Aloha to the Aloha State Part 2

From the Captain’s Log Our time in Hawaii is rapidly drawing to a close as ESTELLE will leave Hilo Bay … Continue reading Aloha to the Aloha State Part 1

April 26, 2020 The anchor is well set, the yellow quarantine flag has been run up, the water is 80 … Continue reading Reeds Bay, Hilo

April 25, 2020 continued… SV Estelle is safely at anchor in Reed’s Bay in Hilo Harbor! The yellow quarantine flag … Continue reading Aloha Hilo!

April 25, 2020 Day 21 A short update. I just heard from the Galley Wench on her cell phone. They … Continue reading Hawaii Passage: Land Ho!

The crew of SV Estelle expect to make landfall sometime tomorrow. In Hawaii they will be met with a 14-day … Continue reading Hawaii Passage: Getting Close!

April 23, 2020 continued… A little background. The Schmidt family (the LWS and Galley Wench are Schmidt sisters) lost a … Continue reading Hawaii Passage: ABBLC Crew Entries