I had dreamed of sailing to Hawaii since I was 11 years old. At 23, I designed my own trimaran, 25 feet, and built her in my spare time over a four year period. She was designed for daysailing and weekending at Catalina Island. She was very successful for this purpose.
But I needed more. I sailed her to Mexico three times, including a circumnavigation of Baja California, from the northern Sea of Cortez to Newport Beach. One of the trips was singlehanded. I decided to sail her to Hawaii at 66 years old, while I was still able. Though small, she had proven her seaworthiness many times. Two hurricanes developed on this crossing and headed for Hawaii, along with us! It was the adventure of my life. And hers!
00:00 Departure from Newport Beach, CA
02:38 Catalina Island
05:15 Storm Coming Tonight
11:31 Discovered broken backstay
27:34 Hurricane Erick Forms
33:15 Rough night
38:45 Halfway mark
41:40 Erick turns toward me
49:10 Ext. pole camera
1:02:23 Spotted Maui
1:06:05 Spotted Molokai
1:07:50 Molokai Cannel, Oahu
1:09:45 Arrival at Waikiki

Here is a link to a video interview done by The Swell Pod, for a little more insight into this crossing.
It was done in 2024.
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