Mirabilis

Mirabilis

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Mirabilis is a 43ft steel Finot sloop owned by Mike and Danica Stent. Mirabilis joined the family in 2010. We spent ten years living aboard with the Marlborough Sounds as our main playground. We've done a few bigger trips to Rakiura, Tonga, Wallis & Futuna, Fiji, Vanuatu and New Caledonia. This season we are back on the water again and sailing with our two boys (Arlo and Coen) around the Fiji islands. Home port is Mana, NZ. Mirabilis is named after the nudibranch Jason mirabilis. Nudibranchs are rad. 

Mirabilis - May 27, 2012
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we=92re here! entered egeria channel about mid morning and dropped the hook
off big mumma=92s yacht club, pagiamotu island just after lunch

Mirabilis - May 26, 2012
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Mirabilis - May 25, 2012
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blue skies and fresh breezes, if only it were like this always.

Mirabilis - May 24, 2012
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great sailing conditions once more, wind from southeast averaging 15-17
knots and calm seas.

Mirabilis - May 23, 2012
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after an incredible two and a half days in the kermadecs diving and snorkelling with galapagos sharks and enormous spotted black grouper, and exploring the luscious raoul island, the sun has set ... Read More
Mirabilis - May 21, 2012
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arrived at raoul island in the kermadecs! awesome feeling watching the
sunrise and raoul island coming into view as we approach.

Mirabilis - May 20, 2012
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ticking along nicely, lovely calm seas, just riding the southwesterlies.

Mirabilis - May 19, 2012
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beautiful sailing conditions again today, had the motor on for a bit this
morning but just to charge the batteries.

Mirabilis - May 18, 2012
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great sailing, steady winds from southwest, kermadec islands here we come.

Mirabilis - May 17, 2012
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this is it! a bit slow getting off but our crew kath and tim are all aboard, we are all stocked up with duty free, topped up with fuel and water, customs have been cleared and we are, literally ... Read More
Mirabilis - May 6, 2012
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hanging out with ali and si while doing all the last minute jobs to get
mirabilis ready for the pacific =96 dive compressor, water maker, third ree=
f
added to main and so on.

Mirabilis - May 5, 2012
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dropped the sails and heading up kerikeri inlet to moor outside our
friends=92 ali & si=92s place where we will stay until we are ready to depa=
rt.

Mirabilis - May 5, 2012
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watched the sun rise over the poor knights islands this morning, nearly at
the entrance to the bay of islands

Mirabilis - May 4, 2012
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underway again after a lovely evening with dani=92s mum who we saw off this
morning before carrying on on our way north departing whitianga around 11.
fairly light southeasterlies but good sailing.

Mirabilis - May 3, 2012
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Mirabilis - May 3, 2012
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berthed in whitianga marina at 9pm, lovely day today though had to motor sail from mid-morning as wind a bit light. saw more common dolphins with a few good aerial displays from some a bit further ... Read More
Mirabilis - May 2, 2012
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a rough evening last night, scary at times when we had to get all sail in, struggled to hove to and had to backtrack a little to ease some of the strain. got trysail up and able to get back on ... Read More
Mirabilis - May 1, 2012
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quite a bit of motorsailing yesterday, saw a pod of 115-20 common dolphins.
sailing along well now with a strong tail wind and building, seas getting
rough.

Mirabilis - April 30, 2012
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left wellington today on our six month cruising voyage. dani=92s mum crewin= g with us up the coast =96 dani and mum both barfing already! beautiful sunny day though. great feeling to finally be ... Read More

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