Blowin' Bubbles
Avg: 6knts
24hr: 144nm
Over the equator. Will arrive Tarawa later today. All is well.
Avg: 5.7knts
24hr: 135.7nm
Another 24 hours of spectacular sailing.... Light winds, calm seas.... Good thing this doesn't happen all the time or EVERYONE would want to be out here.... We will be crossing the equator today. Can we continue to send reports?
Avg: 5.6knts
24hr: 133.7nm
285 to Tarawa. An extraordinary 24 hours of sailing. Light air, flat seas, clear sky.... We are not breaking any speed records, but thoroughly enjoying this passage...
Avg: 5.4knts
24hr: 129.8nm
sp: 5.0 405 Miles to Tarawa. Would appreciate a little weather info between 05S and 02N around 175E.
Avg: 9.1knts
24hr: 219.2nm
sp: 5.2 514 nm from Tarawa. Thunder and lightning all night. Occasional squalls. Motorsailed all night...
Hoping this will clear today?
anchored in the south end of Funafuti. We would appreciate it if David would look at the weather over the next few days as there are a few boats heading this way from Fiji and we are looking at moving farther north... Thank you.
Anchored in the south end of Funafuti. We would appreciate it if David would look at the weather over the next few days as there are a few boats heading this way from Fiji and we are looking at moving farther north... Thank you.
Avg: 4.5knts
24hr: 107nm
Arrived Funafuti safe and sound... All is well. Thank you.
Avg: 6.5knts
24hr: 156.4nm
5nm from Funafuti. Good progress on their trip to the Marshalls
Avg: 2.9knts
24hr: 69.4nm
Motorsailing toward Funafuti after a night of very squally weather. Approx. 300 nm to go. It looks like a day of iky weather....
It looks like we have missed the current weather window..... We are happy to delay our departure until later next week... Thank you for the forecast this morning.
It looks like we have missed the current weather window..... We are happy to delay our departure until later next week... Thank you for the forecast this morning.
looking to go north to Futuna - from Wallis
Avg: 8.4knts
24hr: 201.1nm
Got into Wallis just before the strong weather
Avg: 7.2knts
24hr: 173.8nm
130 to Wallis
On our way to Wallis. Left Vani Bay at 0530. ETA Friday.
Leaving Savusavu at 0900. Heading for Wallis
Still trying to get to Savusavu. Hopefully will arrive today. Plan to check out on Monday. Then off too Wallis. C- 089T, sp 6.5knots. Motorsailing to wind.
We have an early start heading to Vanua Levu. ETA 1700 today. 70 mtg. All is well.
Avg: 11.1knts
24hr: 266.2nm
passing lautoka area on their way to Wallis. Guess the engine is on!
Underway to Savusavu to check out. Looking for a weather window to Wallis Monday? Tuesday?
Thank you for your kind note. Shelley is doing well... hope to make our way to Musket by Saturday.
We have had a busy weekend. Shelley hasn't been feeling well and on Friday had emergency surgery in Suva to remove her gallbladder. We are back on the boat in Saweni Bay. All is well
Still in Sawanei Bay.... We have had some medical issues, getting close to a solution...
Avg: 7.2knts
24hr: 173nm
Anchored in Saweni Bay.
Avg: 4.3knts
24hr: 103.5nm
1.5 hours from Vuda Marina. Went through the pass at 0200, anchored by the range lights till dawn. All is well.
Planning an overnight to Vuda.
Safely anchored in Namalta, Kadavu. Waiting for a WW to overnight back to Vuda...
Moved a few miles yesterday. Had lovely weather for a change. Hoping to see some Manta Rays today...
Moved a few miles to KOROLUVU Bay. All is well.
Still tucked into Vatulutu Bay in Southern Kadavu. Lots of rain and crapppy weather.... all is well.
Tucked into the southern bay at kadavu.
After a rainy day, all is well.
Safely tucked into Kavala Bay
Also on our way to Kindavu. All is well
Safely tucked into Beqa Island.
Just moved over to Suva harbor.... outside Royal Suva YC.
Safely anchored in Suva.
Underway to Suva. ETA mid afternoon today. All is well... Swiftsure is gaining on us...
Safely anchored in the northwest bay of Gau Island... All is well.
Underway to Gau Island. Motorsailing, hoping for a bit of a shift east.... all is well.
We are still tucked into the bay here at Toro Island... we would like to confirm that the wind will shift a little east tomorrow morning. We are trying to get south to Gau Island. Cheers.
Moored in the bay at Toro Island.
Underway to Toro Island
On mooring at Paradise Resort Taviuni
We finally moved! But not far. We went 11 miles to Paradise resort on Taviuni Island to do some exploring in the next day or so...
All is well
Still in Viani Bay, Fiji All is well.
Back in Viani Bay... waiting for Swiftsure...
We are anchored off Qamea Island waiting for a weather window to the Lau Group... Hopefully Saturday...
All is well.
heading to QUEMA Island.
wind 25 knots ESE
1-2 meter seas
bar 1012
Enjoying Viani Bay.... All is well.
Tucked in behind the reef. Asking about SwiftSure who have just reported in near tarawa.
Alive and well in Fiji....
Anchored near Kerikeri. Will be heading to Fiji mid April.
on our way to Kawau Island..