Mersoleil

Mersoleil is a 2010 Hylas cutter rigged monohull, an H46, built in Taiwan by Queen Long Marine. A bluewater cruiser through and through, she has carried Robbie and Bev more than 50,000nm around the world from 2011 to 2020. Mersoleil will be interviewing new owners in Ft. Lauderdale by spring 2020.

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Posted: Thu, 1 Oct 2015 - 10:26

Departed Tanna Island yesterday at 0830 and after clearing the coast we have been on one long, gorgeous beam reach. The first few hours we were close to the wind, but but for the last 12-14 hours

Posted: Tue, 29 Sep 2015 - 11:13

Still anchored at Port Resolution, but planning on departing for Noumea, New Calendonia, tomorrow morning. Weather looks good. We're going to the "traditional village: today with Peter & Helen

Posted: Mon, 28 Sep 2015 - 11:28

At anchor, Port Resolution, Tanna Island, Vanuatu. Having a great time here; quite lovely at Port Resolution. The Bay is commodius and now shelters 8 boats. Dinner last night with Helen & Petter

Posted: Sat, 26 Sep 2015 - 09:32

Anchored at Port Resolution, Tanna Island, Vanuatu. Arrived here after uneventful overnight passsage from Port Vila. Sharing anchorage with Commons Crossing (Helen & Peter) and a small ketch, Four

Posted: Wed, 23 Sep 2015 - 08:22

About to drop the mooring at Port Vila. We checked out of the country yesterday reserving the right to stop at Tanna for a few days on the way to New Cal. How very accommodating of the officials in

Posted: Fri, 18 Sep 2015 - 17:19

<p>Tsunami?? What Tsunami??? We don't need no stinkin' tsunami! No tsunami here. Back to Port Vila to wait for weather window to Tanna Island and The Fireworks! All well on board.</p>

Posted: Wed, 16 Sep 2015 - 16:31

Left Port Vila several days ago and had a nice sail up to Port Havannah which we now share with Kractd, Loafer and Loch Marin. The weather has been sunny to partly cloudy and this morning the wind

Posted: Mon, 7 Sep 2015 - 19:32

Welcome to Vanuatu! We made landfall in the dark about 5am and made an easy passage through the harbour entrance into Port Vila at 8:00 am. Customs, Bio-Security and Immigration went easily and

Posted: Sun, 6 Sep 2015 - 15:01

Mersoleil is making the very best of light winds sailing happily at 6.8 - 7.0 knots with just 10 - 11 knots of wind. The seas are calm and life is good on board. After three days we've hit our

Posted: Sun, 6 Sep 2015 - 02:22

Beautiful night at sea with soft breeze, gentle clouds hiding then revealing a golden moon. Flying the main only as wind is deep astern. Only making 5 knots, but we really don't care as the seas

Posted: Sat, 5 Sep 2015 - 08:03

After a lovely wind and wing day sail the wind has fallen and we are motor-sailing, but doing so with high hopes the wind will fill back in later today. Weather and been grand and the sea is azure

Posted: Fri, 4 Sep 2015 - 17:08

Soooooo sad to leave Fiji and our wonderful friends. This is Passage Day 2 to Port Vila, Vanuatu. Weather has been wonderful, although wind is slacking off; we're sailing wing-and-wing at the

Posted: Tue, 11 Aug 2015 - 17:30

Departed Fulaga on the only weather window available in the past few weeks and had a wonderful sail across to the S side Viti Levu. Took Beqa Passage toward the West side and stopped for a fun two

Posted: Thu, 30 Jul 2015 - 07:35

passing by Suva to Notoya area.

Posted: Wed, 29 Jul 2015 - 17:44

Left Fulaga through the pass at 1600 near the end of a flood tide, 1.5-2.0 knot fair current. Very sad to leave; Fulaga must be experienced to believe; storybook beauty and the loveliest, most

Posted: Thu, 23 Jul 2015 - 09:59

We are anchored in an area known as the "Sand Spit Anchorage in the lagoon at Fulanga Island, Southern Lau Group, Fiji. We have discovered paradise. This is really, no kidding, paradise. The

Posted: Mon, 13 Jul 2015 - 08:31

We are settling in to village life on Fulanga. Yesterday (Sunday here) we attended church. The choir was lovely as usual, although not as euphonious as we are used to on other islands. The sermon

Posted: Sat, 11 Jul 2015 - 18:50

More boat chores this morning as we remain anchored in the Fulanga Island lagoon in 15 feet of the most incredible turquoise water. Visited with Doug & Carla on Moondance whom we've not seen for

Posted: Fri, 10 Jul 2015 - 19:33

Spent all morning cleaning and putting the boat back together after the passage to Fulanga. Offered sevusevu to the Chief of the Village, a lovely gentleman. Fulanga is everything it is touted to

Posted: Thu, 9 Jul 2015 - 14:54

Date: July 9th. Departed Vanua Balavu yesterday for the overnight passage to Fulanga and shot the pass this morning at 11:30 Fiji time at the end of the flood tide. Worked well. The passage is

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