Ocean Watch Premium http://www.staradvertiser.com/newspremium/oceanwatchpremium RSS Feed for Ocean Watch Premium en-us Mon, 13 May 2013 11:30:00 GMT Adult jacks bump to grind the juveniles of their kind http://www.staradvertiser.com/newspremium/oceanwatchpremium/20130513_Adult_jacks_bump_to_grind_the_juveniles_of_their_kind.html NUKU HIVA, Marquesas Islands » I have so many fish under my sailboat, Honu, that I can hear them from inside the cabins. At first the sounds were gentle splashes, but at dawn several loud bangs against the hull sent me flying out of my bunk to see what I hit. Long, arduous voyage dims against Marquesas' dazzle http://www.staradvertiser.com/newspremium/oceanwatchpremium/20130506_Long_arduous_voyage_dims_against_Marquesas_dazzle.html TAIOHAE BAY, NUKU HIVA, Marquesas Islands » Twenty-six days after leaving Mexico on my 37-foot sailboat, Honu, I dropped anchor in a bay so stunningly beautiful I felt I had landed in the middle of a movie set. Rays of sun peek through stormy offshore sailing trip http://www.staradvertiser.com/newspremium/oceanwatchpremium/20130429_Rays_of_sun_peek_through_stormy_offshore_sailing_trip.html Latitude 8S, Longitude 138W, Day 26 » I am typing these words with water-wrinkled fingers in a sailboat rolling so hard side-to-side that I can barely stay seated. Voyagers transit the calm where hemispheres abut http://www.staradvertiser.com/newspremium/oceanwatchpremium/20130422__Voyagers_transit_the_calm_where_hemispheres_abut.html We crossed the equator on Day 20. It was a joyful event for my two crew members and me on our 2,700-mile voyage from Mexico to the Marquesas aboard my 37-foot sailboat, Honu. Seabirds escort sea trek but they also stain the jib http://www.staradvertiser.com/newspremium/oceanwatchpremium/20130415__Seabirds_escort_sea_trek_but_they_also_stain_the_jib.html OCEANIA, latitude 7N, longitude 120W » My voyage from Mexico to the Marquesas on my 37-foot sailboat, Honu, continues. This is Day 13 at sea with as many, or more, left to go. Voyagers get an aloha from riotous marine life http://www.staradvertiser.com/newspremium/oceanwatchpremium/20130408__Voyagers_get_an_aloha__from_riotous_marine_life.html Latitude 17N, longitude 109W » Five days ago two friends, Alex and John, and I set sail on my boat, Honu, from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Experiencing wildlife requires but little effort http://www.staradvertiser.com/newspremium/oceanwatchpremium/20130401__Experiencing_wildlife__requires_but_little_effort.html LA CRUZ DE HUANACAXTLE, Mexico » I've been trying to enjoy the wildlife during this visit to Mexico, but some days it seems like it's another chore to squeeze into my work-filled days. Some aquatic worm species pack painful toxins in sting http://www.staradvertiser.com/newspremium/oceanwatchpremium/20130325__Some_aquatic_worm_species_pack_painful_toxins_in_sting.html Reader Gerrie Quinn of Sydney emailed a question about stinging marine worms. During an October 2009 vacation in Fiji, Gerrie jumped off a tour boat for a swim and crossed paths with a swarm of worms. Baffled by which fish to eat, peanut butter sandwich wins http://www.staradvertiser.com/newspremium/oceanwatchpremium/20130318__Baffled_by_which_fish_to_eat_peanut_butter_sandwich_wins.html LA CRUZ DE HUA­NA­CAX­TALE, Naya­rit, Mexico » I'm back in Mexico, where for the past year I've moored my 37-foot ketch, Honu. Portuguese man-of-wars run aground in high wind http://www.staradvertiser.com/newspremium/oceanwatchpremium/20130311__Portuguese_man-of-wars_run_aground_in_high_wind.html My walk down the length of Kailua Beach on a recent blustery day brought back memories of another windy day there in 1983.