Field Trip

Field Trip is and Antares 44i Catamaran that it sailing the South Pacific. We have two kids onboard - Michael (7) and Elizabeth (9). The owners are Mark and Sarah Silverstein.

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Posted: Sat, 18 Feb 2017 - 09:15

We had a very busy day yesterday. We had another carving show of sorts with the paramount chief, and helped figure out ways to fix a long boat and another aluminum boat. We are scheduled to fix the

Posted: Fri, 17 Feb 2017 - 09:06

FINALLY, we moved to a new spot. It is about 10NM from our previous anchorage, inside the Marovo Lagoon. It was a busy afternoon after anchoring as we received a number of canoes with carvings to

Posted: Thu, 16 Feb 2017 - 09:09

The sun never came out yesterday, so we decided to stay here another day and wait for better light before we go inside the lagoon. Today looks better, and we plan on heading out after lunch. Nothing

Posted: Wed, 15 Feb 2017 - 09:00

Another great day yesterday with more dolphins. We dumped the kids off in the water as the dolphins were swimming around the dinghy. We got some great video of the dolphins. Again, will share more

Posted: Tue, 14 Feb 2017 - 09:27

It was an amazing day yesterday. We started out with a great dive. In fact it was one of the best dives I've had in years. We got some amazing photos (which we will post once we have internet)

Posted: Sun, 12 Feb 2017 - 09:51

Yesterday was a mild day with some rain, and general cloudiness. We didn't do much but read and relax while the kids had art class. Today is sunny, partly cloudy and no wind.

Posted: Sat, 11 Feb 2017 - 09:45

We had a good day yesterday. We did a nice dive off the small island and we had enough rain to fill our water tanks. We are still here with s/v Perry, and will probably be here for another couple

Posted: Fri, 10 Feb 2017 - 08:00

Sarah and the kids had a 14km hike while I stayed aboard and did some work. It was overall a nice day. The biggest complaint we are having at the moment is we are not getting much rain. We have

Posted: Thu, 9 Feb 2017 - 09:18

We had a great day yesterday. The wind was nice, about 10-15kts keeping the weather cool with partly cloudy skies. We did some hiking ashore while the kids on s/v Perry and ours played ashore with

Posted: Wed, 8 Feb 2017 - 09:42

We decided to stay a little longer here as the weather has calmed down and the roll has abated. We had at one point 20kts of winds yesterday and full break on the reef outside. We went ashore

Posted: Sat, 4 Feb 2017 - 10:39

FINALLY, we have our Iridium working! We have been without email, weather, etc since Wed last week, and we are now back in business and connected. Not fun not having weather during cyclone

Posted: Tue, 31 Jan 2017 - 11:18

We sailed overnight - or motored mainly - and got to this new spot. It was about 120NM, and a very comfortable sail/motor. We had wind from all directions, but it was less than 12kts except for one

Posted: Sat, 28 Jan 2017 - 10:51

We picked up Sarah in Honiara and are now in Tulagi. We are anchored in about 30m of water off the resort. It has been overall very calm weather, with sunny days and afternoon showers. While hot

Posted: Thu, 19 Jan 2017 - 10:33

Well we had a heck of a night last night. At 12.30am our anchor alarm went off. We are tied to a mooring here, and have been careful to make sure it is relatively secure. I dove the mooring a week

Posted: Tue, 17 Jan 2017 - 09:24

Nothing much has changed here in our anchorage. We are still in the same spot, and will be until this weekend when we head back to Honiara to pick up Sarah from the airport. All is going well. It

Posted: Fri, 13 Jan 2017 - 11:03

We have another BEAUTIFUL day here in Roderick Bay. Sunny skies, and nice overall weather. We are going to stay here for another week awaiting Sarah's return to Honiara. No complaints, as things

Posted: Tue, 10 Jan 2017 - 10:03

We made a quick trip back to Honaira so Sarah could catch a plane. She is gone for two weeks back in the USA to visit family and friends. I am not back in Roderick with the two kids. Rehua is

Posted: Wed, 4 Jan 2017 - 10:54

We are still in Roderick Bay. We have had great weather, and a good time with the locals here. We fixed three of the four moorings, and Johnny is very happy. We will be leaving on Thur for

Posted: Wed, 28 Dec 2016 - 09:30

It's been a great stay here in Roderick. We are still here with s/v Rehua and s/v Perry. We had a great Christmas with our new friends onshore, and have found the location to be excellent. We have

Posted: Sat, 24 Dec 2016 - 09:54

We just arrived to Roderick Bay on the Florida Islands yesterday afternoon from Honiara. It was an easy motor, dead calm, and unfortunately no fish. We were very happy to be leaving Honiara. It

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