About us
We grew up in California, went to public schools receiving four year degrees from UC Berkeley, got married, worked for 20 years child free, are now retired and sailing around the world.
Sailing Interlude
The Adventures of Kurt & Katie Braun while sailing the world aboard the yacht Interlude
Sailing Interlude
The Adventures of Kurt & Katie Braun while sailing the world aboard the yacht Interlude
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Day 15
We crossed the equator at 0200 last night and paid tribute to King Neptune today. We are both shellbacks and there are no pollywogs aboard, so the ritual was limited to appeasement with a splash of rum over…
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Day 14
At around midnight we had another encounter with our non-responsive fishing buddies. The same two Korean boats, the Okyong and the Dongwon (hilarious names) we encountered yesterday had somehow got ahead of us and set their gear right…
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Day 13
With the variable conditions in the ITCZ we have been practicing sail changes and even reefing. Interlude has three headsails on furlers ready to deploy (code zero, genoa and staysail) and three reefs rigged in the mainsail. To…
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Day 12
As we approach the ITCZ and leave the Pacific High our wind is subsiding and becoming more unstable. This morning we cleared the deck of numerous dead flying fish and squid, furled the genoa, stowed the whisker pole…
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Day 11
Although our watch schedule has been quite loose this passage, we do keep a log with entries at least every hour. The log is a bound book with numbered pages that can be used in a court of…
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Day 10
Today we passed the halfway point to our planned stop at Penryn atoll. The GPS/chartplotter gives us a constant readout on miles and time to go. When surfing down a wave at 13kn we have five days to…
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Day 9
This morning we found a dozen dead flying fish on deck. (There was even a small squid a few days ago.) This is a common phenomenon and these little guys can be quite a nuisance. Last night, with…
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Day 8
We are now at about the same latitude as Hawaii and are feeling the tropics. The daytime temperature is over 85 F (29 C) with a sea temp of almost 75 F (24 C). We are down to…
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Day 7
We are making tracks with the winds now 15 – 20 kn from behind. Interlude will do half wind speed with the wing and wind sail configuration. The seas however have been quite confused with swell directions from…
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Day 6
Our new Starlink installation has been working great and has greatly improved crew morale by enabling free video phone calls to friends and family. Starlink coverage is now global and we even have a separate system/account for our…
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