Fluenta

Fluenta is a Stevens 47 with a Canadian family of five onboard: Max and Elizabeth with children Victoria (16), Johnathan (14) and Benjamin (6 years). Our blog is at SV-Fluenta.blogspot.ca

Posted: Tue, 12 Feb 2019 - 09:30

We have moved a little further north in Ailuk to find a combination of adequate protection from the winds and seas outside the atoll and a good place for the kids (and grown ups) to kiteboard. A

Posted: Sat, 9 Feb 2019 - 20:24

Moved further up the atoll in Ailuk for better protection from the building wind and seas. Nice time visiting Enious and Emily again in Ailuk (and fixing his generator) and kiting near the village

Posted: Wed, 6 Feb 2019 - 14:30

Returned to Aliuk after an overnight passage from Wotje. Fishing report: no fish landed and one beast stripped the hook off one of our lures and bend the two treble hooks on the other.

Posted: Sat, 2 Feb 2019 - 16:18

Moved Fluenta to a potential kiteboarding location behind Bikanol Island.

Posted: Thu, 31 Jan 2019 - 18:33

Anchored in front the main village in Wotje. Relatively quick passage close reaching the whole way in TWS 14 to 18 kts. Winds only turned to the north in the last few hours. One mahimahi caught and

Posted: Wed, 30 Jan 2019 - 22:51

Fluenta and crew has finally escaped the gravitational pull of the city of Majuro and heading towards Wotje.

Posted: Fri, 4 Jan 2019 - 23:51

Anchored at Majuro at noon and all checked in just before 1700. Ashore for the first time in three weeks and prepping tomorrow for a potential tropical disturbance Saturday night (GFS says yes

Posted: Thu, 3 Jan 2019 - 15:15

In the first time in three days we have eased the sheets a bit and are not hard on the wind as rounding - at a large distance - Mili Atoll. Much more comfortable now. Thankful for our little tough

Posted: Wed, 2 Jan 2019 - 19:54

Still heading north ... After days of light winds we went through one big squall and as if we had gone through the Alice in Wonderland looking glass the winds changed. Fluenta has been hard on the

Posted: Mon, 31 Dec 2018 - 05:06

Fluenta is back in the Northern Hemisphere after just her crew just completed their fourth equator crossing. No party onboard this time as is it 0500 Fluenta time (UTC+13) and everyone but me is

Posted: Sun, 30 Dec 2018 - 22:09

Off and on sailing day with light following winds. Decent wind for the last few hours with a massive squall that is very slowly catching up with us.

Posted: Sun, 30 Dec 2018 - 02:21

Sailing for most of today in decent winds as we start to pass the southern islands in the Kiribati Gilbert chain. Started in approx 4 to 6 kts TWS and then in the afternoon to 9-11 kts TWS. After a

Posted: Thu, 27 Dec 2018 - 13:03

Weather generally doing as forecast so far ... light winds during the day and impressive squalls at night. Winds so far ranging from 0.1 to 28 kts. Have not caught more fish (yet) but went by a

Posted: Wed, 26 Dec 2018 - 15:12

We had a nice quiet Christmas at anchor at Funafuti but with the monsoonal westerlies heading towards Tuvalu it is time get going north. Motoring over a slight glassy swell. 34C in the saloon

Posted: Sat, 22 Dec 2018 - 10:45

Anchored in Funafuti, Tuvalu yesterday afternoon. Will stay to have Christmas at anchor and then keep heading north

Posted: Fri, 21 Dec 2018 - 12:51

Jeckle and Hyde sailing conditions. Lovely sedate close reaching in 6 to 9 kts of wind with small +/- 10degree wind shift by day but then by night more squalls than not squalls. Winds between 5 and

Posted: Thu, 20 Dec 2018 - 14:00

As expected in this area between the trade winds, the winds have been rather fickle. Winds have varied from 2-3 kts - when we motor - to low 20's in the squalls. Most of the last 24 hours as been

Posted: Tue, 18 Dec 2018 - 01:36

Sailed until almost noon and then very light winds. Now motoring in the lighter winds and sailing when the wind rises above around 6kts. One small tuna caught. Hooked something big at sunset but it

Posted: Mon, 17 Dec 2018 - 06:00

On our way north. Forecast winds were for single digit winds and we had 18-22 kts from behind for most of the day. Nice. By the middle of the night the winds are back as forecast ranging from 6 to

Posted: Tue, 11 Dec 2018 - 15:09

Fluenta is back in the water. Slight delay due to a broken travel lift at the yard. Over at Denarau Marina to finish provisioning and transition from yard chaos onboard to prepare for the passage

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