Yesterday we provisioned, cleared customs and immigration, and got the boat ready for the next passage to Christmas Island, located at 2 deg N, 157.5 deg W.  It’s about 1265 nm away from Samoa and we’ll be crossing an area know for light winds and squally conditions, so we’re estimating a slow passage taking approximately 15 days.  Here’s the crew on our last night in Apia having pizza and beer.

New Crew–Doug and Adam flew into Samoa to join me on the passage to Kiribati. Doug is a former co-worker I’ve known for 15 years and has sailed on my boat in Puget Sound.  He comes with lots of jokes that are usually not that funny!  Adam was found through my crew search when one of my former crew members unexpectedly returned to Canada.  He comes with lots of sailing experience with 2 Atlantic crossings and sailing in the Med and is working on his Coast Guard Masters License.