Author: wildernessofwaves

Aloha, my name is Olivia. I'm an award-winning filmmaker, TV producer, writer and USCG certified 50-Ton Master Captain. I am currently sailing around the world solo on my 34 ft. sailboat, Juniper. It's haunted by a dead man's ghost and the mainsail has a panda on it. I've sailed from San Diego to Hawaii, Hawaii to French Polynesia, and French Polynesia to Fiji. She was born and bred in Little Rock, Arkansas and has traveled to more than 25 countries in search of passionate storytelling and adventure.

Engine Blues

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I wish that I had time to write to you today. My engine needs a little TLC and I have been working on her for most of the day. Hopefully tomorrow I will be able to write with good news and more detail on life a sea. For now I will leave you with this...

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Prophetic Whispers

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The sun drips crystals onto the sea until she wears a gown of gems that cascades from crest to crest. I see nothing and everything and the birth of something all around me. The waves have grown small and they speak in prophetic whispers as they surf beneath the boat Land is now 757 nautical...

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Sex in the Sea

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Last night Juniper and I sailed into a river of silver that was painted by the light of the moon. The path lead from the bow of the boat to the horizon and we sailed towards it until it was no longer visible. Once the sea grew dark, I looked down at the wake and...

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A Gentle Breeze

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I woke up to a text from Oliver, my weather router, asking for my coordinates. He changed my course slightly so I can avoid the high and stay in the low. I know what your thinking, why on earth would you want to get low instead of high? Highs are areas of high atmospheric pressure...

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The Strangeness of Solitude

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According to the Chumash, dolphins are humans that fell from a rainbow. Their Creator built a rainbow over the Pacific Ocean so people could cross from the islands to the mainland. Creator warned them not to look down or they would fall to their deaths. Some people couldn’t help but look down as they crossed,...

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BW Jaguar

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There is another boat out here. Only 7 NM away from me. BW Jaguar. I can’t see him but he is on my radar traveling at 13.6 Knots and heading southeast. It’s the first ship I have seen since Thursday morning. I want to radio him, but I don’t know what I would say. “Hey...

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Feathers Flying

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Last night I sailed through a gale. I said a prayer, gave my ship over to God, and slept in the quarter berth. Waves pushed under the boat and lifted me in the air. Everything that was dry is now wet: pillows, clothes, books, cushions, wood floors, my hair, the deck, the cockpit, all soaked...

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West Butterfy

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I haven’t consumed anything but the fallen grapes, an orange, water, and a protein bar since setting sail yesterday. I don’t feel hunger or exhaustion or seasickness, I feel every nerve in my body. And they are all screaming “what the hell are you doing out here?” The feeling reminds me of first time I...

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Sailing Solo in Search of an Endless Sunrise

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At the beginning of August, I am sailing solo across the Pacific Ocean from San Diego to Hawaii. It is one of the longest ocean passages in the world, with nothing but a wilderness of waves between the land. The Pacific was named by the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan and it means "peaceful," which makes...

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