Eagle's Wings

Eagle's Wings is a 60' Sundeer, designed by Steven Dashew and built by TPI in Rhode Island (USA). Ken and Beth have owned her since 2000 and have been cruising since 2004.

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Posted: Tue, 13 Jun 2017 - 01:33

As of 2017-06-12 13:00 UTC: Wind died off and we are now motorsailing. Caught a small skipjack but threw him back.

Posted: Mon, 12 Jun 2017 - 01:09

As of 2017-06-11 13:00 UTC: Nice sailing all day. Expect winds to lighten considerably over coming days, but we're enjoying the nice sailing for now. Weather has been mild and the full moon makes

Posted: Sun, 11 Jun 2017 - 09:12

As of 2017-06-10 21:00 UTC: Left Marsden about mid-day yesterday, bound for Savusavu. Had problem with the autopilot (communication error) and the boat turned hard to starboard. We were in the ship

Posted: Sat, 10 Jun 2017 - 07:06

Leaving for Savusavu today from Marsden.

Posted: Sun, 4 Jun 2017 - 11:12

We decided to wait for another window out of here.

Posted: Fri, 2 Jun 2017 - 23:06

We arrived at Marsden mid-afternoon after a boisterous trip down the river. Blinding rain and wind gusts to 34 knots. Will decide tomorrow about leaving on Sunday or waiting for a better window to

Posted: Thu, 24 Nov 2016 - 15:57

As of 2016-11-24 02:00 UTC: We arrived at Marsden early this morning , cleared in and went up the river on the afternoon tide to Riverside marina in Whangarei, where we are now safely moored. We had

Posted: Thu, 24 Nov 2016 - 04:27

As of 2016-11-23 15:00 UTC: We are zeroing in on Marsden and expect to arrive at the mouth of the river around dawn. We had a beautiful, placid motor down the coast. A large pod of dolphins welcomed

Posted: Wed, 23 Nov 2016 - 04:12

As of 2016-11-22 15:00 UTC: Had a wonderful day of sailing until about mid-day yesterday when we lost the wind and had to turn on the engine. The sky was a beautiful blue all day and the air temp

Posted: Tue, 22 Nov 2016 - 04:27

As of 2016-11-2021 15:00 UTC: We have been making good progress for the last 24 hours as the winds came up and backed. Weve even had a favorable current at times. The skies cleared overnight

Posted: Mon, 21 Nov 2016 - 04:30

As of 2016-11-20 15:00 UTC: The seas subsided and the winds backed nicely and we were able to sail with full hoist and jib during the day. The gentle motion allowed us to make a temporary fix to the

Posted: Sun, 20 Nov 2016 - 04:51

As of 2016-11-19 15:00 UTC: Winds have backed around over the past 12 hours allowing us to make a better course to NZ. We had good wind all day and are able to make good progress as the seas come

Posted: Sat, 19 Nov 2016 - 04:24

As of 2016-11-18 15:00 UTC: Continued to sail to the ESE with triple reefed main for most of the day as the seas and wind built (most we saw was 25 knots of wind). No squalls, though. Made the turn

Posted: Fri, 18 Nov 2016 - 04:18

As of 2016-11-17 15:00 UTC: Low clouds developed during the day to the west, but then receded later in the day. Wind held all day and had very nice sailing under double reefed main and staysail

Posted: Fri, 18 Nov 2016 - 04:18

As of 2016-11-17 15:00 UTC: Low clouds developed during the day to the west, but then receded later in the day. Wind held all day and had very nice sailing under double reefed main and staysail

Posted: Thu, 17 Nov 2016 - 04:57

As of 2016-11-16 15:00 UTC: Sunny skies today but big cloud banks developed during the day. Many squall cells overnight, some with heavy rain. Mix of motor sailing and sailing. Moving slowly to SE

Posted: Wed, 16 Nov 2016 - 04:09

As of 2016-11-15 15:00 UTC: Another benign day with lots of sun, no waves, but also no wind. We sailed very slowly earlier in the day in 5 knots of wind, but wind has dropped off overnight so we're

Posted: Tue, 15 Nov 2016 - 06:12

As of 2016-11-14 16:49 UTC: We left Port Vila early Monday morning and are slowly making our way SE. We had quite a variety of conditions as we left Port Vila but things settled down once we got away

Posted: Tue, 15 Nov 2016 - 06:09

As of 2016-11-14 16:49 UTC: We left Port Vila early Monday morning and are slowly making our way SE. We had quite a variety of conditions as we left Port Vila but things settled down once we got away

Posted: Fri, 4 Nov 2016 - 23:36

As of 2016-11-04 08:14 UTC: Arrived in Port Vila late this morning. Will look to leave for New Zealand after mid next week

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