Current Position: 9 13.463’S 138 07.952’W (Hiva Oa) Local Timezone: UTC-9 1/2; HDG: N/A; COG: N/A; SOG: N/A; TWS: ?; TWD: ?; TWA: ?; Distance to Waypoint (Hiva Oa): at anchor; Total Miles Sailed: 3422 nm;
Comments: At 3:00, I heard the horns of a ship and minutes later a tender pulled up alongside my boat and asked me to move. While I thought I was clear of the dock as I was in the same place I was in when the last ship was here, this one was larger. A dozen boats had to move anchor in the dark at once. It was a melee. After I pulled anchor, I put my engine in forward and nothing g happened. I quickly dropped anchor again. I had been working on the transmission yesterday and the cable was loose. I quickly addressed the problem and moved the boat. However, several boats overlapped with mine. It was difficult to sort out as the prop wash from the ship’s bow thruster was sending the smaller boats spinning in seemingly random directions. I let several boats get settled, then moved mine to a place that seemed free. It was difficult maneuvering in the crowded anchorage. I picked up the car at 8:30, got the repaired stanchion, filled the water bottles, and did some provisioning. I note I used 12-14 gallons out of the 40 gallon tank since leaving San Carlos, mostly for rinsing dishes. I also used about 20 gallons of drinking (bottled) water. Drinking water is relatively difficult to come by at Hiva Oa. The town water comes from the stream that runs through town, and it is often dirty. The only source of spring water nearby is located between Atuona and a smaller village further down the coast. That is where I got my water. I ran through some of the items on my punch list today … sewed the stack pack, replaced the lines on the wind vane, etc. When I returned to the boat at 3 the ship that had arrived the this morning was already leaving. When I I got to my boat I saw it had been moved, apparently dragged out of the way. The strange thing was they said the ship would not be leaving g u Tim that night. Also, my boat was exactly where it was when the ship arrived. Sent from my iPhone
Comments: At 3:00, I heard the horns of a ship and minutes later a tender pulled up alongside my boat and asked me to move. While I thought I was clear of the dock as I was in the same place I was in when the last ship was here, this one was larger. A dozen boats had to move anchor in the dark at once. It was a melee. After I pulled anchor, I put my engine in forward and nothing g happened. I quickly dropped anchor again. I had been working on the transmission yesterday and the cable was loose. I quickly addressed the problem and moved the boat. However, several boats overlapped with mine. It was difficult to sort out as the prop wash from the ship’s bow thruster was sending the smaller boats spinning in seemingly random directions. I let several boats get settled, then moved mine to a place that seemed free. It was difficult maneuvering in the crowded anchorage. I picked up the car at 8:30, got the repaired stanchion, filled the water bottles, and did some provisioning. I note I used 12-14 gallons out of the 40 gallon tank since leaving San Carlos, mostly for rinsing dishes. I also used about 20 gallons of drinking (bottled) water. Drinking water is relatively difficult to come by at Hiva Oa. The town water comes from the stream that runs through town, and it is often dirty. The only source of spring water nearby is located between Atuona and a smaller village further down the coast. That is where I got my water. I ran through some of the items on my punch list today … sewed the stack pack, replaced the lines on the wind vane, etc. When I returned to the boat at 3 the ship that had arrived the this morning was already leaving. When I I got to my boat I saw it had been moved, apparently dragged out of the way. The strange thing was they said the ship would not be leaving g u Tim that night. Also, my boat was exactly where it was when the ship arrived. Sent from my iPhone