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Lexington - Flat Stanley is Sailing to French Polynesia



We are on the longest sailing leg of our sail around the world. We left the Galapagos on March 01. We had good sailing for the first few hours as we made our way South of the Equator. Once we left the Galapagos heading towards a latitude of 10S we ran out of wind to power the sailboat. The water was pretty much like a lake and we had to use the diesel auxiliary engine to make the boat move towards our destination, Hiva Oa in the Marquesa Island Group of French Polynesia. From the Galapagos to Hiva Oa the distance is about 3100 Nautical Miles. We motored for several days through the Doldrums. There is not much wind in the Doldrums. Sailors of old avoided this area whenever possible before ships had auxiliary engines. We motored slowly to minimize our fuel usage. Once we reached a Latitude of 8.0 South the winds begin to perk up and we could start heading towards Hiva Oa. We are now about 2250 miles from our destination, a hamburger and a soda. Flat Stanley is monitoring our progress quite closely as he is anxious to complete this leg of our journey.

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