Fluenta

Fluenta is a Stevens 47 with a Canadian family of five onboard: Max and Elizabeth with children Victoria (16), Johnathan (14) and Benjamin (6 years). Our blog is at SV-Fluenta.blogspot.ca

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Posted: Sat, 16 Dec 2017 - 10:56

Back to the “Christmas Anchorage “ so named as we spent such a nice Christmas here two years ago with good friends. The real name is Waewaetorea Bay which is rather harder to pronounce.

Posted: Thu, 14 Dec 2017 - 22:33

Finally off the dock after two weeks of boat projects. The diesel now stays inside the injector pump on its way to the injectors and a new steering cable and more. Anchored near Russel and intend

Posted: Sun, 26 Nov 2017 - 18:39

Alongside the 'Q' dock in Opua this afternoon after a lovely downwind sail through the Bay of Islands right to within a few feet short of the dock. Greeted back to New Zealand by dolphins, a shark

Posted: Sat, 25 Nov 2017 - 02:12

Seas abating and winds have backed so making good progress now. And .. the current that has been hindering us has finally seemed to have gone away. The staysail has been dropped and secured to the

Posted: Fri, 24 Nov 2017 - 05:03

Able to actually easily point towards Opua now that the wind has backed a bit more. Seas and wind abating so more comfortable(ish) onboard. Still hitting some steep waves that put a lot of water on

Posted: Thu, 23 Nov 2017 - 09:48

Making progress towards NZ but rather bouncy hard on the wind into steep but not very big seas.

Posted: Wed, 22 Nov 2017 - 05:36

Tacked over to port tack and sort of pointing at New Zealand. The current remains strong but pushing us westward now off our desired course.

Posted: Tue, 21 Nov 2017 - 06:45

Nice day of light air sailing yesterday with a few periods of motoring as the wind varied from 8 to 3 kts. Motoring now with the wind averaging 4 kts over the last few hours. Still in an adverse

Posted: Mon, 20 Nov 2017 - 09:06

Just started motoring. Have been mostly sailing close hauled or close reaching in the southerly wind ranging from 6 to 9 kts. Lots of bioluminence at night and Walpole Island was sighted on

Posted: Sun, 19 Nov 2017 - 05:06

Nice departure from Ire Bay as a dugong came to just as we were weighing anchor and then a pleasant four hour sail through the lagoon where we had a chance to refresh our memory on how to use the

Posted: Sat, 18 Nov 2017 - 08:45

Departing Ire Bay in a few minutes for the passage towards Opua, New Zealand. Intention is to head east for a while to take advantage of the forecast southerly winds before turning right towards NZ.

Posted: Tue, 14 Nov 2017 - 11:36

Escaped the gravitational pull of the dock and are out at Ilot Maitre. Latest intention/thought is to depart Saturday for NZ.

Posted: Tue, 7 Nov 2017 - 15:39

Fluenta is actually in a marina ! First time in over a year and ... we may even be able plug into shore power by tomorrow for the first time in almost four years. And potable water at the dock

Posted: Mon, 6 Nov 2017 - 23:54

We had a very nice stay in the beautiful Gadji Bay anchorage but were relieved it make it back through the shallows again on our way out. In our two weeks there we were the only non-centerboard

Posted: Tue, 24 Oct 2017 - 10:12

Victoria and I did a little survey with the dingy armed with a handheld GPS and depthsounder and found a new spot where we would not go aground at low tide nor swing into anything unpleasant. With

Posted: Mon, 23 Oct 2017 - 11:48

Last anchorage was pretty but this is one is even nicer but even shallower. 3.6 feet of water under the keel at high tide. Will be a bit shallow at low tide. Can access only on high tide.

Posted: Sun, 22 Oct 2017 - 16:54

Anchored near Isle de Pines. 3 feet of water below the keel. Long day sail with a 0330 departure but managed to sail most of the way. Caught two tuna and one walu.

Posted: Sat, 21 Oct 2017 - 11:09

Trade winds forecast to take a break so we are giving our bodies a break too and have returned to Noumea for reprovisioning. Intending to head out towards Prony and Isle de Pines tomorrow.

Posted: Thu, 12 Oct 2017 - 11:33

Back to Ilot Maitre as the trade winds have returned. Johnathan's birthday today so surfing behind the dingy is on the agenda. Back to kite surfing tomorrow (For the info of people reading this on

Posted: Mon, 9 Oct 2017 - 10:45

The wind has turned off so back to Noumea for reprovisioning and admin.

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