Libertalia-Archived

Libertalia is a 40 Leopard Catamaran owned by a late-30's Kiwi couple who are currently cruising the south pacific islands.

Crew are Zane and Michelle

Posted: Tue, 22 Nov 2016 - 15:57

Let's be honest ocean crossings are, more often than not, something you endure rather than enjoy. We have had both, but this one was always going to involve more enduring. We picked a boisterous

Posted: Mon, 21 Nov 2016 - 08:24

Final checks complete. All systems are go! God speed Libertalia! Fair winds and may the winds carry you home and may waves lift you above the troubled sea!

Posted: Sun, 20 Nov 2016 - 18:39

Shell decided to do a quick bit of washing before we leave, and it's been raining cats and dogs ever since. Looks like I have one pair of underwear for the trip and a whole lot of wet washing to

Posted: Sat, 19 Nov 2016 - 19:15

After a couple of days of boisterous sailing we are now at our final staging post before launching to NZ We'll be leaving early Monday morning in a blow and heading out into the wide blue sea

Posted: Wed, 19 Oct 2016 - 17:36

Back in the beautiful Kuto Bay, Ile Des Pins for some R&R while we contemplate whats next

Posted: Wed, 12 Oct 2016 - 09:32

Sitting at Ilot Maitre and have just uploaded our Video walkthrough of Libertalia. Its kind of half video walkthrough and half just a Day In The Life Of... We recorded it all a couple of days ago as

Posted: Mon, 3 Oct 2016 - 11:30

A slightly more restful day after two days sailing from Ouvea. New blog post titled "Libertalia for Sail!"

Posted: Sat, 1 Oct 2016 - 13:50

We are off! Not really sure where to, but weâre running real short on time. Weâve decided to skip most of east coast New Cal to buy ourselves time to get back to Noumea. If we

Posted: Tue, 27 Sep 2016 - 23:27

The entrance into the Atoll of Beautemp was a bit of fun. Just as well we had some friends / family there to point us in the right direction!

Posted: Mon, 26 Sep 2016 - 09:06

Spearfishing, shark jumping, Mahi Mahi eating, outboard fixing, tree climbing, coconut hunting, and general assorted larakinism at Ile Deguala

Posted: Thu, 22 Sep 2016 - 13:03

Rolling around in Ouvea. Looking forward to hanging out with V&A when they arrive in... err.. a day or two or something. We sailed for pleasure today... didn't really have to be anywhere or go

Posted: Wed, 21 Sep 2016 - 19:36

We have been officially welcomed to Ouvea by our very own Manta Ray welcoming comittee. Four of these bus-sized creatures were playing near us as we poked around for a good spot to drop the hook and

Posted: Sun, 18 Sep 2016 - 14:36

Parked up at a spot we call "Doking, No Joking!". Apparently, the lonely planet guide calls it Joking. It's a pretty unique spot with deep clear water - we can see our chain snaking along the sand

Anchored at Doking with the great shark watching

Posted: Fri, 16 Sep 2016 - 11:00

After more than 6 weeks of fair weather island hopping, our overnight passage felt like hard work! Its funny how perspective can change so quickly. We pulled up the anchor as planned at 6pm and beat

Posted: Thu, 15 Sep 2016 - 13:06

Yate - where we went exploring up the river and found a power plant. We tried to find the local village but couldnt get ashore.

Posted: Tue, 13 Sep 2016 - 16:36

Sundowners at "Cute Bunny" - aka Kuebuni

Posted: Mon, 12 Sep 2016 - 18:45

We planned to stay the night at Ndo, but the anchoring options were not our cuppa tea at all! We high tailed it to... err... whatever this island is called. Still not the best anchorage in the world

Posted: Mon, 12 Sep 2016 - 11:12

Whipped back to Kuto Bay to quickly splice together and upload a You Tube clip. Check it out here: <a href="https://youtu.be/KVDsuj8q7AU">https://youtu.be/KVDsuj8q7AU</a>

Posted: Sat, 10 Sep 2016 - 16:51

Anchored at Baie de Uameo

Posted: Thu, 8 Sep 2016 - 14:30

We negotiated through the reef with spotters on both bows, then sailed into some shallow patches to give the spotters some more excersise. Now wer are anochored in amongst some incredible little

Anchored in Gadji (our own little Thailand)

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