Hello everyone on land! The seas here have started to flatten out a bit and the wind has dropped enough that we are far more comfortable today than yesterday. With the current help we're moving extra fast and have been doing about 8 knots all day. Unfortunately I've had a bad headache since the morning … Continue reading 25 20S, 161 12E
Category: At Sea – Daily Passage Reports
En route to OZ
We motored out of Noumea on Tuesday (yesterday) in the early afternoon. The anticipated winds filled in as the sun went down and by 9pm we had 25 - 30 knots on the beam. Since then we've had two reefs in the main and hardly any jib out but Hydroquest is still doing over 7 … Continue reading En route to OZ
Bow and arrow lessons
[This is a blog post that I wrote in Tanna on September 30th, 2013 which is why I'm back dating it. I thought I posted it with the sat phone, but it obviously didn't go through. Since I'm using wifi once again, I've posted it with photos] I woke up yesterday morning in our warm, cozy, stationary … Continue reading Bow and arrow lessons
Boring day
Vuda Point (Fiji) to Tanna (Vanuatu) - ETA Tomorrow morning We are feeling much better now that the wind has come around to the SE, rather than hitting us right on the beam. Hydroquest is scooting along, and our ETA in Tanna is 11am tomorrow morning. Yay!!! Arriving in daylight means we probably won't be … Continue reading Boring day
Seasick and an adrenaline rush
Vuda Point (Fiji) to Tanna (Vanuatu) - Day One The seas are very uncomfortable, but, what's new!? As we motored away from the marina yesterday morning, I prepared pasta, homemade tomato sauce, and even cooked up some chicken (a real treat for us, courtesy of Murar's Dream). By dinner time, we were sailing well, but … Continue reading Seasick and an adrenaline rush
From Suva to Malolo Lailai
“Malolo Lailai, Malolo Lailai” – isn’t it fun to say! NOTE: I've posted a map below so you can see the spots I'm writing about. We left Suva on Sunday morning and had a nice sail to Vananui bay on Viti Levu’s south coast which proved to be an easy and very comfortable overnight anchorage. We … Continue reading From Suva to Malolo Lailai
A muddled arrival in Suva
It doesn’t really count as going aground when the 'ground' is mud, right? We motored into the port of Suva yesterday at noon. It was overcast and raining, hard. Port Control directed us to anchor by the Suva Yacht Club and we could see at least a dozen boats there. We made our way over … Continue reading A muddled arrival in Suva
Passing the Lau Group – Day 2
More great sailing today... We're passing through Fiji's Lau Islands and it's unfortunate that we aren't allowed to stop. These islands are supposed to be some of the Pacific's best. We are sailing right by them, but because we haven't yet checked into Fiji at an official port of entry on one of the main … Continue reading Passing the Lau Group – Day 2
Tonga to Fiji hop – Day 1
Yes, a 450 nm passage does just seem like a ‘hop’! We should be able to cover the distance in three nights. We set sail from Tonga at 10:00am on Sunday morning. The conditions were beautiful and upon leaving the protection of Vava’u’s islands we weren’t hit with the usual ocean swell we’ve grown to … Continue reading Tonga to Fiji hop – Day 1
Red sky in the morning
As I wrote the last email blog post on Saturday afternoon, my completely nail-bitten fingers were shaking and my feeling of anxiety was almost overwhelming. I tried to keep the post light and positive – for my own self-preservation – and not mention the word that was on the forefront of my mind: Lightning. We … Continue reading Red sky in the morning
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