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Posted: Thu, 11 Jul 2019 - 07:48

Land ahoy! After the rough start to the night it became easier although little rain squalls messed around with the wind a bit. Jolifou took it all in her stride but average speed suffered as we don?t

Posted: Wed, 10 Jul 2019 - 20:09

It?s been quite a day of rough sailing, particularly this late afternoon as wind and waves built, a final test for the Jolifou which she is passing with flying colours so far. (Touch wood) Handling

Posted: Wed, 10 Jul 2019 - 07:45

190 miles to go! Great sailing last night as the wind gradually built in strength and sails were reduced accordingly. Good speeds which are making tomorrow morning arrival very likely. At the moment

Posted: Tue, 9 Jul 2019 - 22:03

A day of a bit lighter wind but mostly good sailing. This afternoon the speed was not quite enough and the motor went on. The seas were calm enough that there were no splashing waves which allowed us

Posted: Tue, 9 Jul 2019 - 08:09

Correction to previous.
All going well we are hoping to make Navula passage by mid morning Thursday.

Posted: Tue, 9 Jul 2019 - 07:51

A beautiful night with slow and steady progress sailing in lighter winds of about 10 to 12 knots. From the early hours of the morning we were quite hard on the wind as it backed to a more easterly

Posted: Mon, 8 Jul 2019 - 21:18

This morning the squally conditions gave way to a stunning day of sailing in quite steady breeze and slight seas. What a pleasure as we roared along in 15 knots just aft of the beam, with only

Posted: Mon, 8 Jul 2019 - 07:54

Don?t you just hate rain squalls! The stronger wind they bring means you?ve got to have less sail up, then in the lull they leave behind them you wallow with floppy sails. Last night we resigned

Posted: Sun, 7 Jul 2019 - 21:03

Some great sailing today in 16 knots just aft of the beam. Spoilt a bit by rain squalls this afternoon and evening which are playing havoc with the wind. They do however often come with stunning

Posted: Sun, 7 Jul 2019 - 07:54

Last night was a mixed bag. Most of the night was excellent sailing in about 18 knots, with strength up and down a lot on the clouds, not rain squalls fortunately. At about 2 in the morning (Fiji

Posted: Sat, 6 Jul 2019 - 20:57

Shook out a reef this morning and we?ve been sailing really nicely all day in about 18 to 22 knots at 100 TWA. Good speeds in relatively calm sea conditions. Our good friend Martin Payne has been

Posted: Sat, 6 Jul 2019 - 08:57

An easy night with nothing much happening. Wind is up and down between about 15 and 22. We will probably be shaking out some reefs today although we are making pretty good speeds with staysail and

Posted: Fri, 5 Jul 2019 - 21:30

The wind and waves were calmer today but the wind still has plenty of bite in it, especially during the cloud front squalls. Between squalls we would think about shaking out a reef or two, then the

Posted: Fri, 5 Jul 2019 - 11:51

We had quite a restful night with Jolifou plodding along slowly with staysail only, adverse current and slightly decreased wind strength. Happy to take it slow as it will mean the high winds and

Posted: Thu, 4 Jul 2019 - 23:09

The strong wind and increasing waves continued through the day with Jolifou coping well with staysail only. Then late this afternoon a large wave broke into the cockpit from the side, swamping and

Posted: Thu, 4 Jul 2019 - 10:33

A surprisingly comfortable night considering the wild ride Jolifou was taking us on. The autopilot is handling the conditions great so far, not losing it once. This wind angle of about 90 true is

Posted: Wed, 3 Jul 2019 - 21:45

The wind has arrived, with a vengeance! Seems a bit stronger than the forecasts at the moment as we blast reach with staysail and 3rd reef. The waves haven?t gotten too big and we?re sailing quite

Posted: Wed, 3 Jul 2019 - 09:24

Continued motor sailing for most of the night, making good speed in favourable current. Early this morning the wind picked up to about 15 knots and we?ve been sailing quite hard on the wind for a

Posted: Wed, 3 Jul 2019 - 09:15

Motor sailing the whole day in light wind. Just not quite enough for us to sail at a decent speed. Weather and sea state has been excellent, super mellow and all going well apart from the diesel

Posted: Tue, 2 Jul 2019 - 10:15

Mostly motor sailing last night except for about 4 hours where we sailed quite nicely in 10 knots tight reaching. Very little wind this morning, it should pick up a bit later today and then get quite

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