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: Thu, 27 Jun 2019 - 21:45

All is well onboard. We struck sails last night and bobbed/rolled for several hours as insufficient wind to keep the sails from slatting with the leftover swell. From this morning we have managed to

Posted: Wed, 26 Jun 2019 - 19:39

All is well onboard. Light shifty winds for most of the day making for slow progress under a grey sky. Lots of squalls and lightening for most of the morning. It felt more like the ITCZ than

Posted: Tue, 25 Jun 2019 - 20:12

All is well onboard as Fluenta leave the tropics in nine miles. First time north of the tropics since the Baja Ha Ha 2012. Liz has been writing lots for the blog which you can check at

Posted: Mon, 24 Jun 2019 - 19:57

All is well onboard as we progress slowly north through a large region of squalls. Based on miles to go from Majuro and miles to go now, we are approx 1/4 the way through the passage. About 2250nm to

Posted: Sun, 23 Jun 2019 - 20:24

All is well onboard as we progress north. A busy morning for Liz and Victoria with playing "Frogger" to dodge the squalls but they managed to miss most of them. Winds were ranging from 6 to 20 kts

Posted: Sat, 22 Jun 2019 - 19:57

All is well onboard as we progress north. We have mostly been heading north or NNE but recently the winds have backed a bit and so heading NNW. We could sail a but harder on the wind but a long ways

Posted: Fri, 21 Jun 2019 - 19:48

A quiet night last night in 16-18 kts close on the wind with just a staysail and reefed main to keep it comfortable as everybody gets back into passagemaking. Winds down to the 13 to 14 kts range

Posted: Thu, 20 Jun 2019 - 13:00

Fluenta is on the move again. In a few minutes we intend to weigh anchor and head north. Rongerik is a beautiful uninhabited spot - if rumoured to be haunted - and we were fortunate to spend time

Posted: Sun, 9 Jun 2019 - 11:39

All is well onboard but have diverted to Rongerik to make a few repairs and then head north when a good weather window. For anyone looking at Predictwind Tracker, take our position reports with a

Posted: Sat, 8 Jun 2019 - 06:33

All is well onboard. No fish (yet). Beautiful starry night.

Posted: Thu, 6 Jun 2019 - 21:00

On passage again after a few delays.

Posted: Sun, 14 Apr 2019 - 15:48

A quick trip down to the MIYC moorings for a break from the city and for one of a birthday party on one of the other kid boats.

Posted: Fri, 29 Mar 2019 - 23:06

Arrived Majuro 2130L today after a bumpy and wet 36 hour passage from Majuro. A nice size mahi mahi and wahoo in the, now working again, fridge. Fun filleting with the beam seas in 20+ kts of wind.

Posted: Fri, 29 Mar 2019 - 05:24

Departed Ailuk Thurs mid morning and heading towards the big city of Majuro after a nice two month stint in the outer atolls. Conditions were a bit bumpy close reaching once out of the lee of Ailuk

Posted: Sat, 23 Mar 2019 - 15:54

A lovely time at Enejelar village again seeing friends from our 2017 visit. Now back in front of the main Ailuk village (population approx 200) for a feast with Anious and Emily. We saw the pig for

Posted: Mon, 18 Mar 2019 - 15:57

Back up to Enjelar village where we spent so much time in 2017.

Posted: Mon, 25 Feb 2019 - 16:03

and now back to the "Kid's Kite School" location but with Sweet Dreams in tow (not literarily though) ... Pretty good for bonfires as well.

Posted: Sun, 24 Feb 2019 - 15:27

and now back to the southern end of the atoll to welcome Sweet Dreams to Ailuk. Excited kids.

Posted: Tue, 19 Feb 2019 - 20:57

Moved back to the "kite school" anchorage in the north of the atoll. Nice visit to the village for Anious's birthday feast.

Posted: Sat, 16 Feb 2019 - 15:12

Had a great stay at previous anchorage kiting plus catching up on maintenance projects and school. Back to the south end of the atoll for Anious's (aka Pumpkin) birthday feast tonight. Supposed to

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