Ship Logs
Update- Arrival to Hilo, Hawaii
Kwai is to arrive in Hilo at 1500 on 9 February and to clear in with US Customs on February 10. Heavy Northerly weather force us to abandon trying to reach Honolulu directly. We were lucky to miss the strong northerly flow by ducking under the Big Island. We always...
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Kwai has always been a blend of the old and the new and a scene unfolded this trip north on the aft deck to remind us of this again. Tim Knoop is aboard since Christmas as a Engineer after Ben's departure, and as an intern working on his thesis about reduction in...
read moreCaptain Carson’s dream- a short story
Don't Forget the Dalai Lama's Rice I became captain of the Kwai two weeks ago. Command of the worlds largest sail auxiliary cargo ship, one of the most interesting maritime jobs in the world. Whenever I am in charge of a boat, I wake once or many times during the...
read moreKWAI is actively looking for a Captain and Engineer!
Aloha from KWAI, We are currently looking for a Master Captain to sail the South Pacific! Qualifications are listed on our Crew Page on this website. Please get in touch if you are qualified and interested. We look forward to having a conversation.
read moreBen’s Blog, January 10, 2019
Kwai salvages yacht "Blue Star" Just as I was wondering how Voyage 47 could go by without "drama", universe provided us with some action. On our return from Washington Island we found a yacht anchored very close to our mooring in Fanning lagoon. After we were tied to...
read moreBen’s Blog January 7, 2019
7th of January 2019, The Fanning Flu It has been quite a while since we carried this many passengers. Thanks to the inter-island services of Air-Kiribati, we have grown accustomed to having only a handful of locals traveling with us from island to outer-island....
read moreBen’s Christmas Blog, 2018
25th of December 2018, Christmas on the high seas On Christmas eve we passed the Equator, heading North from Pukapuka to Fanning Island. We were lucky to have nothing but steady trade-winds to keep our sails full, while staying on track towards our destination....
read moreBen’s Blog 19 December 2018
19th of December 2018, Coconut Crab We came to our most southern destination of Voyage 47, and landed at my favorite of islands on our route. Nassau island only knows about 6 dozen inhabitants but their positive energy make up for their numbers. This energy is...
read moreBen’s Blog 17 December, 2018
17th of December 2018, Nassau Island We spent two days on the coast of Manihiki, offloading cargo and organizing Kwai store in the villages of Tauhuno and Tukao. There was again a lot of interest in the items that we brought from Honolulu, probably due to the nearing...
read moreBen’s blog 13 December, 2018
12th of December 2018, Rakahanga island A two-day sail brought us from Penrhyn to the shores of Rakahanga. The Kwai stayed adrift along the coast while the local barge tendered our cargo between ship and shore. It was great to see a few new inhabitants, in addition to...
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