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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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We had a decent night last night. It was a little rolly in here given the entrance and tide changes, but very mild, and overall OK. We will be moving today to another location and continue to explore ... Read More
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<p>We finally left Sam?s Place and moved out to a nice spot as we start to explore the Rock Islands in Palau. It is beautiful here, and right behind the boat is a nice dive site and snorkeling spot.</p>

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We arrived no problems to Palau. I'm late on this entry. Officials were easy, and we cleared in about 15 minutes with all authorities. The biggest issue is price. It cost a total of $700 USD to ... Read More
Field Trip - October 9, 2019
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We hoved to last night to stop the boat as we were going too fast and didn't want to arrive at night to Palau. We are now sailing again and should arrive around 8am tomorrow morning. We have 130NM ... Read More
Field Trip - October 8, 2019
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IWe are still sailing, and have found the current to finally slow down and can now make better progress without the 1.5kts against us. We expect to arrive Thur AM, early. All is well.

Field Trip - October 7, 2019
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IWe finally have the motors off, and are now sailing. It's been hit and miss with the winds, more miss than a hit. We hope to be able to arrive by Friday at the latest saiing around 3-4kts with the ... Read More
Field Trip - October 6, 2019
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It's been motoring for the past 24 hours. Light winds, but beautiful weather. So far as expected. We'll get some building of winds soon as this low up north passes. We're tracking the low as it ... Read More
Field Trip - October 4, 2019
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We've had an intersteing couple of days. Friends of ours have engine problems on the monohull. The blew 2 impellers, and have some seawater cooling issues...so...we are currently towing them to ... Read More
Field Trip - October 3, 2019
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We are at anchore here at Pulau Doi. It is beautiful here...no village, just fisherman and very nice clear water. We'll be here for another day or two waiting for the weather to pick up for our ... Read More
Field Trip - October 2, 2019
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We are almost to this small island where we will anchor for a couple of days waiting for weather. A cracking good sail for most of the way and then wind dropped to 0-5kts so motoring now

Field Trip - October 1, 2019
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We are finally leaving the Lembeh Strait. It?s been fantastic here...with some of the best muck diving in the world. Incredible. We are now sailing to Palau via maybe one or two stops. Depends on ... Read More
Field Trip - September 12, 2019
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We are anchored here at Manado, and it is a beautiful location. Good amenities on shore and overall calm. Only ding is the anchorage is DEEP. We are in 30m, and it drops of to 100m about 30m from ... Read More
Field Trip - September 11, 2019
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We are about 8 NM from anchoring. We had a great night last night with good winds and a crisp sail. We should be anchoring in about two hours and get ready to check out this area for provisions and ... Read More
Field Trip - September 10, 2019
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The sailing has been going well, even is a bit slow. It?s been beautiful weather, and we are enjoying the trip. We should arrive tomorrow at some point, depending on wind. Currently slow sailing ... Read More
Field Trip - September 9, 2019
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We left Maratha yesterday around noon, and so far have had a great sail. We?ve had to motor in small increments due to the wind dying out, but overall we?ve sailed most of the way so far to the NE ... Read More
Field Trip - September 8, 2019
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We?re still here at this atoll/island. It is beautiful here, with good diving and excellent scenery. This is a place you could easily spend a month. However, it will soon be time to move on, in ... Read More
Field Trip - September 2, 2019
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We arrived safely yesterday morning to the atoll. It is beautiful here, and we are glad we had a great trip. We?ll probably be here for a week or maybe a bit more, as we explore this area, do some ... Read More
Field Trip - August 31, 2019
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We just picked up anchor here at Nunikan Island Indonesia. This was our first port to clear into the country and we are now officially ?not? with the rally. We are happy to be parting ways with the ... Read More
Field Trip - August 20, 2019
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We are anchored here in a marine park, with the rest of the boats. The diving has been OK, but not great. However, we are seeing some amazing new nudibranchs, so that is good. We will be diving ... Read More
Field Trip - August 13, 2019
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We are underway with 27 other boats, to our next stop in the ?ESSZONE? as it is called up here. Lots of security. We counted a total of 5 escort boats this morning as we sailed past the small ... Read More

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