It is an over caste day in Tahiti. Clouds, thick with moisture, block out the tropical sun. It is summer in the South Pacific, rainy season, so we were expecting to get days like this. Thankfully, one of these bouts turning into a cyclone, is very rare. But this coming […]
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INERTIA One of the hardest parts of heading off on a passage is inertia. This is especially true when there is nothing wrong with the anchorage you are in already. Why beat me, and the boat up, battling the sea just to drop anchor somewhere else? But that is my […]
GETTING YOUR SEA LEGS Everyone is different, but on our boat it usually takes the crew a day or two to get their sea legs. Everyone just sleeps, reads and watches movies. The broken sleep, of the night watch system, always takes a couple of turns to get used to. […]
TAHITI TO GAMBIER ISLANDS about 890 nm You can not sail a straight line between these two areas as there are a few small atolls and islands in the way. If fact we are turning a bit south at the moment to pass under a small group of islands called […]
TAHITI TO GAMBIER ISLANDS about 890 nm STATISTICS FOR DAY 4 Position: (can be cut in pasted into google earth): 21 26.307S 142 05.844W Distance traveled (as the crow flies): 103 nm Distance left to travel (as the crow flies): 409 nm Number of fish caught: Zero so far. Admittedly […]
TAHITI TO GAMBIER ISLANDS about 890 nm STATISTICS FOR DAY 5 Position: (can be cut in pasted into google earth): 22 23.600S 141 01.450W Distance traveled (as the crow flies): 68 nm Distance left to travel (as the crow flies): 341 nm Number of fish caught: Zero so far. The […]