Mike Kalil
Pacific
I grew up sailing with my family in New England,mostly on Long Island Sound. We owned 3 different sail boats from 22’ to 39’. I learned the basics of sailing and became very “comfortable” on boats. At 20 I moved to Colorado and no more sailing. In 2018 I started sailing again. In 2020 I started racing. In 2022 we bought our cruising boat.
10,161
NM
Total Distance
174
Days
Time at Sea
Tuesday at 10:06
Great sail, rainy morning that turned into a beautiful day. Sailed all points of sail. Mostly 10-15 knots of wind.
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36.3
NM
6h 0m
Nāwiliwili to Hanalei, United States
30 May 2025 at 19:40
Great overnight sail. Henry the Hydrovane did most of the steering. 10-15 knots, deep down wind. No Jibes required. Arrived early AM. 2 ships to monitor overnight, but I was able to rest in the bunk in 1 hour chunks, 4 hours total. Broke Genoa sheet towards end of sail, must have been chaffed at pole that built up on passage from Mexico.
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73.7
NM
11h 28m
Hale‘iwa to Nāwiliwili, United States
Kim Eddy - Looks like you’re exploring some nice locations.
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29 May 2025 at 12:55
Quick and fun downwind sail. Sail off anchor without problem. We loved Waimea Bay, but it was time toove on since our 72 hour limit has been reached.
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6.1
NM
1h 11m
Pupukea to Hale‘iwa, United States
26 May 2025 at 08:05
Great conditions and weather today. 8-10 knots deep reach then 12-15 down wind after jibing. Perfect sailing along a beautiful coast. Happy Memorial day.
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34.2
NM
5h 30m
Kāne‘ohe Bay to Pupukea, United States
15 April 2025 at 10:41
My longest passage yet, by far. The swell treated us a little rougher than we expected, seemed to be a confused swell. Stella performed excellent. We sheared a mounting bolt on the Hydrovane about 2/3 of the way across and could no longer use the wind vane steering. Fortunately the auto pilot and hydrogenerator pulled through to handle most of the steering. Surprised by how little we saw out there, no dolphins, no whales, didn't catch any fish, mostly just boobies.
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2986.4
NM
19 days 5 hours
Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico to Mokaoku, United States
Kim Eddy - Awesome! How long do you plan on staying before heading to the NW? Absolutely loving the Marquesas. Just finished going around Nuku Hiva, tomorrow we head to Ua Pou. Although the humidity is at times stifling.
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11 April 2025 at 10:35
Motored to Paradise Village to begin the process of clearing out of Mexico. Appointment set for 10:30 Monday and we will then immediately depart for Hilo, Hawaii.
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6.1
NM
1h 6m
Cruz de Huanacaxtle to Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico
Mike Kalil - Thanks Kirk, we are looking forward to seeing you guys next fall/winter.
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