Kailani

Kailani is a Deerfoot 63 designed by Steve Dashew and built by Salthouse Brothers in New Zealand in 1990. With a waterline of 60' she is fast as well as sea kindly and safe. She has spent her life under four previous owners in the Caribbean, the Great Lakes and east coast of the USA and the Med where her current owners purchased her in 2010. She is now home to Harley, Jennifer and daughter Sophia.

For detailed blogs and photos see our website www.LaughterJourney.com

Recent Updates

Posted: Mon, 7 Aug 2017 - 12:27

Fixed engine with part from mainland Aus but now waiting on watermaker part that should arrive today. If all good, we will leave on 1500 nm passage to Chagos on Thursday.

Posted: Fri, 21 Jul 2017 - 23:06

Still anchored upo at Direction Island where it has been blowing a steady 25 with gusts to 30 which has kept us hanging on the boat for the most part catching up with school and making some repairs

Posted: Thu, 13 Jul 2017 - 15:54

Arrived Cocos Keeling at 0700 local after a night of lots of squalls. But the fun was just beginning as our engine failed, it was blowing 30 kts and the sun was rising in our eyes. It was all hands

Posted: Wed, 12 Jul 2017 - 17:24

163 nm to Cocos. Another great day of trade wind sailing! Winds are coming down and backing, but should pick up this afternoon. We anticipate anchor down in Cocos early a.m. tomorrow. All well

Posted: Tue, 11 Jul 2017 - 17:30

388nm to Cocos. The hurlin' and curlin' Earls are off! We've had a wet & "sporty" ride to windward, starting sailing 60 deg off our port. Wind has been backing starting his morning, allowing for a

Posted: Mon, 10 Jul 2017 - 16:30

Planning to anchor up today at 1200 local for Cocos. Only 3.6 nm from this anchorage and we are on our rhumbline sailing in the big blue!!

Posted: Fri, 7 Jul 2017 - 21:54

Anchored at P. Peucang, a bay off the NW tip of Java Isl... A 46 nm sail / motorsail from Krakatoa this morning, into the wind allowed us to anchor down at 1640 local. Here we can wait for a better

Posted: Wed, 5 Jul 2017 - 14:45

Anchored at Krakatoa at 0915 local ... long 2 overnights of Indonesian coastal "bob and weave". Now we will eat a big breakfast, rest up for at least a night and wait for a good weather window to

Posted: Tue, 4 Jul 2017 - 19:06

After about 430nm of motorsailing into the wind since leaving Singapore, last night at 0045 local we were able to transition to true sailing... it had been over 14 months since Kailani has been out

Posted: Sun, 2 Jul 2017 - 19:00

Anchored at Palau Panjang.Still motorsailing against SE wind. Hope to be able to crack off tomorrow and sail!

Posted: Fri, 30 Jun 2017 - 15:13

Anchored north shore of Bangka. Planning to resume passage tomorrow to Sunday Strait with light easterlies scheduled to fill in so we can turn off the engine for the first time in several hundred

Posted: Tue, 20 Jun 2017 - 19:57

Hanging out in Singapore prior to ETD 25June for IO crossing. Weather: hot, humid.

Posted: Mon, 12 Jun 2017 - 23:46

Final prep for departure to Singapore and on to Indian Ocean crossing

Posted: Wed, 13 Jan 2016 - 15:19

exploring Phang Nga Bay - limestone cliffs and lots of hongs to kayak

Posted: Tue, 22 Dec 2015 - 19:12

checked into Thailand - love the sailing directions into Phuket: "head toward the giant Buddha statue on the hill ..."

Posted: Sat, 19 Dec 2015 - 23:44

en route to Thailand! bye bye Malaysia

Posted: Sat, 19 Dec 2015 - 13:12

en route to Thailand! bye bye Malaysia

Posted: Sat, 5 Dec 2015 - 16:19

overnighted from Pangkor Marina - anchored in a lovely bay in near Langkawi

Posted: Fri, 13 Nov 2015 - 13:46

got in yesterday afternoon to Pangkor marina - hard to find an appropriate sized slip, but ok for now ... Lots and lots of rain today as we start the major job of tearing out one of our fuel tanks to

Posted: Tue, 10 Nov 2015 - 19:38

back on the move ! anchored for a rest off Pulau Tunda in the Malacca Straits, will move off early in the morning for 246nm run to Pangkor Island

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