The crew of Iron Lady, bellies still full of fresh Yellowfin tuna, have dropped anchor in Palmyra Atoll. Mark Fritzer reports: We arrived in Palmyra this morning at 0600. Since the passage is open and inviting, we drove right into the interior of the island and set the anchor in 3M of water with a […]
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FPB 64-3 Iron Lady Bound For Palmyra In The Line Islands
Having consulted the weather gods (Rick Shema), and with various mortals, the good ship Iron Lady is bound for Palmyra Island. Mark Fritzer continues his narrative, with interesting fuel burn data at various speeds and RPMs coupled with varying electrical loads. We left for Christmas Island yesterday evening at 1850 hours headed straight for Palmyra. […]
FPB 64-3 On Passage – It’s An Early Christmas (Island)
Having now been at sea for five days ,the crew of FPB 64-3 have raised their first Line Island, and determined to make it Christmas, even if it is still August. Mark Fritzer continues his reporting: We arrived in Christmas Island last night around 1850 hours. Our current location is 1°58.78N by 157°28.392W. The sea […]
FPB 64-3 Iron Lady On Passage Marquesas Towards Hawaii: Day 4
On their fourth day at sea, the crew of FPB 64-3 Iron Lady use the aft deck sink to determine if they have crossed the Equator. Mark Fritzer continues his testing and analysis, and reports the results: We crossed the equator last night at 2150 hours. For a long time now I’ve wanted to be […]
FPB 64-3 Iron Lady On Passage Marquesas Towards Hawaii: Day 3
Three days into their passage and FPB 64-3 is 750 miles down the track. Mark Fitzer continues his reports: We have traveled some 750 miles and been at sea now for close to 78 hours. While averaging 231 mile/day we are burning 21 litres/5.5 US gallons an hour or 2 litres/ 5.6 US gallons per […]
FPB 64-3 Iron Lady On Passage Marquesas Towards Hawaii – Day 2
Two days at sea, 480 nautical miles behind them, FPB 64-3 is half way to the equator, and Mark Fritzer continues his reporting: We have spent roughly 50 hours at sea now and have traveled 480 miles. We are about halfway to the equator and should be there in another 50 hours or so. Our […]
FPB 64-3 Iron Lady On Passage Marquesas Towards Hawaii: Day 1
Mark Fritzer continues his reporting from Iron Lady after their first day at sea: We have completed our first 24 hours at sea, having traveled 230 miles. We should cross the equator in roughly 56 hours. I had the opportunity to land a beautiful 25 pound Mahi yesterday evening. While towing the boat lure, Shabby, […]
Progress On All Fronts In New Zealand – And Getting Comfortable in the Wicked Great Room
Although the furniture represents a small part of the total weight of the boat, we want it to be as light as practical, as you see here with the carcass for the FPB 97 great room settee. The base slides out to form a day bed. And the furniture base for the dining table. Meanwhile […]
Passage Posts – FPB 64-3 En Route From Nuku Hiva
The following report was sent in by Mark Fritzer of the FPB team, who is crewing aboard FPB 64-3 Iron Lady. They have just departed from Nuka Hiva in the Marquesas Islands, bound for Hawaii via the Line Islands.Iron Lady is being routed by Rick Shema at TheWeaherGuy.com. The initial part of his forecast follows. […]
America’s Cup Challenger Finals – Clearing the Fog, Or: What To Watch
The 2013 America’s Cup challenger finals begin Saturday. Here are a couple of things to watch in what is sure to be the most exciting sailing any of us have ever witnessed. Number one, the Kiwis have so far been in a class of their own in terms of boat handling, raw speed, and tactics. […]
