Maunie of Ardwall

Maunie of Ardwall

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Maunie is a cutter-rigged Vancouver 38 Pilot sailed by Graham and Dianne Keating from Dartmouth, England. We left the UK in September 2012 and after spending our third summer in New Zealand we spent the 2016 season in Vanuatu and 2017 in Australia, heading south for Sydney and then Tasmania. In 2018 we took the tough decision to ship Maunie back to the UK to resume working careers but we'll continue to sail her from her mooring in Dartmouth. Length: 11.6m Beam: 3.7m Displacement: 10,150kg Sail number: 6 MMSI Number: 235072013 AIS: Yes (transmit and receive)

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Maunie of Ardwall - September 18, 2015
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This bay looks like a Scottish sea loch, complete with fir trees (plus palms). Unfortunately the weather is distinctly Scottish too - strong gusts and heavy rain. At least we didn't feel the tsunami ... Read More
Maunie of Ardwall - September 17, 2015
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Anchored off Nabouwalu village - had a good hike up over the hills to get a view of Kadavu yesterday. Planning to had another day here with some snorkelling.

Maunie of Ardwall - September 14, 2015
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Anchored in the west side of Ono island; completed our sevusevu in the village (70 inhabitants) this afternoon.

Maunie of Ardwall - September 12, 2015
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Anchored just off the little uninhabited island of Namara – very clear water with good coral and fish life so great snorkelling. We plan to be here another day or two before heading south to Ono

Maunie of Ardwall - September 11, 2015
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Anchored of Dravuni Island, Astrolabe Reef. A large cruise ship with 1900 passangers has just anchored 800m away so the village (pop 120) is ready to entertain! They have installed an impressive set ... Read More
Maunie of Ardwall - September 10, 2015
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Oops! Cocked up the longitude on the last update - this is the correct location of Dravuni! Left Leleuvia at 02.00 this morning and had a brilliantly fast sail down to Dravuni in the Astrolabe ... Read More
Maunie of Ardwall - September 6, 2015
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Arrived at Leleuvia island this afternoon in mirror-calm conditions. Brief rain and then wind has swung around to the south this evening. Met Darrel & Sonia on Donella here so great to catch up with ... Read More
Maunie of Ardwall - September 6, 2015
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Arrived at Leleuvia island this afternoon in mirror-calm conditions. Brief rain and then wind has swung around to the south this evening. Met Darrel & Sonia on Donella here so great to catch up with ... Read More
Maunie of Ardwall - September 6, 2015
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Ghosting along under spinnaker past Livuka, Overlau, in a very gentle breeze, The sea's flat calm so at least the wind isn't being shaken out of the sails. Heading for Leleuvia island.
Maunie of Ardwall - September 5, 2015
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Arrived safely at Makogai anchorage at 16.00 after a really lovely sail – a beam reach with flat sea. Perfect.

Maunie of Ardwall - September 5, 2015
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Anchored off the Cousteau resort near Savusavu and about to depart for Makogi. Flat calm at the moment so hoping for some breeze as we clear the point and head SW.

Maunie of Ardwall - August 27, 2015
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Returned to Savusavu for re-provisioning and the first restaurant meal in 10 weeks - wonderful Indian cooking at the Surf and Turf!

Maunie of Ardwall - August 24, 2015
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Back on one of the moorings in Viani Bay for a few days of boat work and admin. Calm as for the past 4 days but the trough went through last night so we had brief heavy rain and the wind has swung ... Read More
The first new Fulaga canoe in six years
Maunie of Ardwall - August 15, 2015
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Arrived safely at Matei anchorage, Taveuni, at just before midday – ashore for a quick shopping expedition so we now have beer and some wine to accompany a meal featuring fresh, crunchy vegetables ... Read More
Maunie of Ardwall - August 15, 2015
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A magic carpet ride of a passage – the wind steadily dropped through the night but the sea also calmed to 0.5m waves so our beam reach gave us a very steady 15 degrees of heel and a comfortable ... Read More
Maunie of Ardwall - August 14, 2015
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Very sad to leave Fulaga after seven and a half weeks! Lovely sailing conditions, though, for the 175nm passage to Taveuni - departed at 06.40, ETA mid-morning Saturday

Maunie of Ardwall - August 4, 2015
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Cold, windy and wet here in Fulaga! The past couple of days have been particularly unpleasant and we are getting tired of the wind whistling in the rigging. However there’s great shoreside ... Read More
Maunie of Ardwall - July 28, 2015
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Still pretty breezing in Fulaga but it seems to be calming this morning. Yesterday a Government ship arrived with officials representing every department and commission (21 of them) so over 100 ... Read More
Maunie of Ardwall - July 24, 2015
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Yesterday the wind came up in the morning and it has blown like snot since – occasional gusts up to 30kts. We’re back in the village anchorage where we have excellent shelter from the wind chop ... Read More
Maunie of Ardwall - July 21, 2015
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<p>Thanks for the relays! Last night evryone saw on dark, a large fireball about the size of the moon, traverse the sky from E to W and then explode in a fireball. Accompanied by a sonic boom.</p>

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