#9. FALKEN | Hawaii to BC | WHAT TO DO TOMORROW?

Thursday July 17, 2025 | POS. 44°46.3’N 148°45.1’W 02:45 UTC 16:45 Boat Time

More thoughts from the neophyte…

A few nights ago as we concluded our evening updates, I remarked, “So what should we do tomorrow?” It garnered a laugh, but as soon as I said it I realized that this, for me, unexpectedly and concisely captured the essence of an undertaking such as this. Once everyone knows the tasks that need to be undertaken and the watches have been set, you repeat - day in & day out - until the passage is completed. Clearly there’s no way that you can NOT know this when you sign on, but for me, when the reality settled in, it was still a revelation. One more day you stand your watches. You do your assigned tasks. You sleep. You read. You stare at the horizon. You marvel at the remoteness of your position in the world.

When you’re fortunate, as we are, to have great companions, the conversation is interesting and entertaining, but by no means continuous. Even with six or more people in the cockpit, there can be long periods of silence.

The bottom line is that it takes a long time to cross two or three thousand miles of ocean, even in a fast boat like FALKEN. But it’s never been tedious, never been boring, and even as we’re still underway, I’m in awe of the immensity of the undertaking.

Ken T. | FALKEN Crew

PS. If you read this blog and your loved ones are onboard, please write a comment here and we’ll send them over to FALKEN! - Mia (shore support)