January Update

Our trip planning is now moving into higher gear with our “soft” departure date in May.

A bit of history of how we have transformed our dream of doing this trip to the reality of actual planning to leave in May. Judi and I started talking about it in 2003 and originally planned on leaving in 2011 when Judi had originally planned on retiring.

In 2005 we started looking around and researching at what we would like to have as a boat for the trip. After 20 years and ~24,000 miles on “Campbell’s Sloop” it was clear that a sailboat with 7 foot draft and a 60 foot mast that was set up for offshore sailing was not going to provide the level of comfort and flexibility we wanted for the trip. We found “JEJUDA” in September of 2005, made a really rude offer, which was accepted, and we were off and running. We have done many upgrades and maintenance and have spent the last two summers becoming familiar with the boat.

Some specifications for JEJUDA

Make: Spindrift 40
LOA: 40'
LWL: 34’ 04”
Beam: 14’ 04”
Draft: 4’ 01”
Displacement: 33,000 Pounds
Twin Ford Lehman 275 HP six cylinder turbo
4.4 KW Westerbeke generator
Luniar air conditioning & heat – 3 units, one for each cabin
Cruise 8-10 KTS @ 1800 RPM ~7gals/hr. (~1.2 miles/gal)
Cruise 7-8 KTS @ 1350 RPM ~4gals/hr. (~2.0 miles/gal)

We will post more as we get nearer to leaving.