Aradonna

Aradonna is a Young 43 centre cockpit sloop. Karl and Heather sailed her to Tonga, Wallis and Fiji in 2014. It was an amazing experience! In 2015 we sailed our floating home to Vanuatu and New Caledonia. In 2017 we will sail to Tonga again and on to Fiji to visit the Lau Group.

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Posted: Sun, 21 Sep 2014 - 06:50

Reached the top of the Yasawa Islands yesterday. Well worth the trip, spectacular white sand beaches and crystal clear water. The prettiest spot we have seen so far - just fabulous! More details in

Posted: Thu, 18 Sep 2014 - 16:48

Back in the Blue Lagoon of the Yasawa's again. About 25-30 knots blowing from the East but 100% blue sky. More info in the blog.

Posted: Sun, 14 Sep 2014 - 16:50

Anchored by the Port of Lautoka, ready for an early trip back to the market in the morning. Check out the blog for more info.

Posted: Wed, 10 Sep 2014 - 16:15

Back in Waya Is after a quick trip up and down the Yasawa island group. Winds of 25 to 30 knots in the northern Yasawa's this morning but much less here. More about the last few days in our blog.

Posted: Fri, 5 Sep 2014 - 21:32

Now in Cuvu Bay, a very quiet anchorage at the south end of Naviti Island. Caught two Tuna on the way here, both just under 60cm so several meals in the freezer!

Posted: Thu, 4 Sep 2014 - 08:25

Now in the northern Mamanuca group, at a pretty anchorage between Navadra and Vanua Levu Islands. We called in to Musket Cove on our way north. Heading up the Yasawa group this week. More about our

Posted: Mon, 1 Sep 2014 - 21:41

Arrived in Nadi Bay this afternoon after a 55 N mile passage through the northern reef system of Viti Levu. For our impressions of this part of Fiji - see our blog.

Posted: Sun, 31 Aug 2014 - 12:02

Enjoying a peaceful anchorage at Nananu-i-ra Island, on the northern coast of Viti Levu. Making good progress towards the western side of Fiji and having some interesting experiences along the way

Posted: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 - 16:16

Now in Naigani Island, slowly making our way towards the western side of Fiji. Had a wonderful dive yesterday and Heather reeled in a 90cm Mahimahi today. More details in the blog.

Posted: Tue, 26 Aug 2014 - 21:38

Arrived safely in Makogai Island this afternoon after a "close encounters" dive at Namena Island this morning. More about our close encounters in the blog!

Posted: Mon, 25 Aug 2014 - 19:00

Now at Namena Island. More about our day in the blog.

Posted: Sun, 24 Aug 2014 - 19:32

Back in Fawn Harbour tonight after an interesting couple of days - more about that in the blog.

Posted: Fri, 22 Aug 2014 - 22:21

Finally got our cruising permit from Customs yesterday, so we now have permission to explore Fiji. Yay! Off to a good start today with a lovely sail. Heather landed two Mahimahi on the way, so had

Posted: Mon, 18 Aug 2014 - 18:07

Arrived safely in Savusavu and now officially checked in with Customs. Have updated the blog with more information about our travels.

Posted: Sat, 16 Aug 2014 - 18:40

We are in Fiji. Still have a long way to go to reach Savusavu where we will check in to customs on Monday, but tonight we are sheltering in a bay. Tomorrow morning we will negotiate some more reef

Posted: Sat, 16 Aug 2014 - 07:30

arrive Fiji tomorrow sunday

Posted: Fri, 15 Aug 2014 - 18:02

We had a very bumpy ride for the first 18 hours, with many squally showers from noon yesterday until 6pm last night. Each squall lasted longer than the gaps in between! Then we had heavy rain for 4-5

Posted: Thu, 14 Aug 2014 - 11:40

Leaving Wallis today for passage to Fiji. We should arrive into Savusavu by Sunday afternoon if all goes to plan. For anyone even thinking of visiting Wallis, our advice is - just do it! More info in

Posted: Tue, 12 Aug 2014 - 17:00

Have moved away from the main island of Wallis now, to explore other islands in the lagoon. Planning on departure either Thursday or Friday, to arrive in Fiji before the strong winds that are

Posted: Sun, 10 Aug 2014 - 22:24

Have spent the last two days exploring Wallis by car. It has been 3 months since we drove a car and now we have to drive on the right hand side of the road! This is sometimes a challenge as many of

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