Iolea

We are an Australian couple (Paul Duncan & Kate Owen) who bought Iolea in Annapolis USA in 2010. Our cruising adventure started with a couple of years cruising the Caribbean. In 2013 we transited the Panama Canal and crossed the Pacific to NZ. For the past 3 years we have been cruising NZ (north and top of the south), Fiji and Vanuatu. We arrived in the Solomon Islands early April following 6 months sailing through Kiribati, The Marshall Islands and a short stop in Kosrae. This year we are heading back to Vanuatu and then on to New Caledonia before returning to NZ and preparing to head back across the Pacific in 2018.

Recent Updates

Posted: Thu, 20 Oct 2016 - 08:09

15 miles to go to Tarawa. Expect to be on anchor by 10am this morning. Great trip but looking forward to some sleep. Neptune received gifts of a woven seaweed basket from NZ and mobile from

Posted: Wed, 19 Oct 2016 - 08:09

heading 358T, at 4.0 knots. Another lovely days sailing. The water temperature has dropped from a steady 31.6 degrees over the past few days to 28.5 and so it feels a little chilly this morning

Posted: Tue, 18 Oct 2016 - 08:35

great copy on Kate just before 1900UTC. They have had great conditions so far and there is no troughing ahead.

Posted: Tue, 18 Oct 2016 - 07:42

heading 000T, at 5.0 knots. Almost perfect day's sailing yesterday with blue skies, flat seas and light breeze. Visiting dolphins topped it off. Today looks like a slow one (or another slow one)

Posted: Mon, 17 Oct 2016 - 08:03

heading 358T, at 5.5 knots. The last squall left for the party in Vanuatu yesterday morning and since the afternoon we have been sailing on flat seas in light ENE-E winds. Very pleasant and time to

Posted: Sun, 16 Oct 2016 - 08:03

heading 006T, at 5 knots. Starting to get used to the squalls over the last 36hrs. They appear to form around the 175th longitude then head west. Problem is that there are so many, about one every

Posted: Sat, 15 Oct 2016 - 07:48

heading 37T, at 7 knots. Still trying to get a little bit more Easting in in preparation for NE winds. Encountered our first squalls of the passage around 9-10 degrees of latitude, both short lived

Posted: Fri, 14 Oct 2016 - 08:54

heading 43T, at 6 knots. Trying to get Easting in in preparation for NE winds. Not too uncomfortable for a close haul but looking forward to breaking away a bit.

Posted: Thu, 13 Oct 2016 - 07:18

Motored most of yesterday until wind came in in the evening. Now beautiful sail. Paul caught a 15kg Mahi Mahi so fridge full!.

Posted: Wed, 12 Oct 2016 - 07:54

Started out yesterday with a lovely 10-15 SW but died overnight and now motoring on glassy sea.

Posted: Tue, 11 Oct 2016 - 09:57

Heading out for Tarawa in Kiribati this afternoon.

Posted: Mon, 10 Oct 2016 - 08:28

Luganville

Posted: Wed, 5 Oct 2016 - 08:24

Still anchored at Luganville.Plan to head to Kiribati next week.

Posted: Thu, 29 Sep 2016 - 08:36

very hard to hear early in the net. Will try again shortly

Posted: Mon, 26 Sep 2016 - 08:09

Anchored in Aisari Bay, Aore. Info re clearing out from Sola in the Banks. Customs officer away 8 Oct to 1 Nov. Another officer may be in Sola mid October. Not confirmed and will be additional

Posted: Thu, 22 Sep 2016 - 07:15

anchored at Luganville. provisioning to go north to Kiribati in a couple of weeks

Posted: Mon, 12 Sep 2016 - 07:21

Still at Port Olry waiting for weather to move to Luganville.

Posted: Thu, 8 Sep 2016 - 07:24

Anchored in Port Olry after a fast sail down from Gaua in 20 knots from ESE.

Posted: Tue, 6 Sep 2016 - 07:34

Anchored at Ureparpara but moving south today

Posted: Mon, 5 Sep 2016 - 07:21

Anchored off Sola, Vanua Lava.

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