Mirabilis

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.

Posted: Fri, 24 Aug 2012 - 00:00

heading away from niuatoputapu on a beautiful sunny afternoon with gentle breezes and serenaded by whalesong through the hull as we say goodbye to tonga, she=92s treated us well, and make tracks

Posted: Tue, 21 Aug 2012 - 00:00

arrived in niuatoputapu, greeted by a mother and calf pair of humpback
whales, good birdlife too.

Posted: Mon, 20 Aug 2012 - 00:00

after nearly two amazing months in vava=92u we are finally tearing ourselve=
s
away, departing from mala island and headed for the final and northernmost
group of tonga, niuatoputapu.

Posted: Wed, 27 Jun 2012 - 00:00

left ha=92ano island early this morning and arrived in neiafu, vava=92u lat=
e
afternoon, picked up a mooring for the night.

Posted: Tue, 26 Jun 2012 - 00:00

went for a dive here and a nice walk to one of the extremely tidy and well
kept villages.

Posted: Mon, 25 Jun 2012 - 00:00

fantastic anchorage here in uoleva with room for plenty of boats but
fortunately it is mostly empty while we are here.

Posted: Thu, 21 Jun 2012 - 00:00

arrived at ha=92afeva. three other boats here when we arrived but all left
now.

Posted: Sun, 17 Jun 2012 - 00:00

paradise! a small chain of three uninhabited islands, two of which are joined by a sand bar. wonderful anchorage and just stunning place generally. and we have it all to our selves. very happy to

Posted: Sat, 16 Jun 2012 - 00:00

came to pangai, capital of the ha=92apai group with the hope of renewing ou= r visa and extending our stay but while you can check in here you can=92t ren= ew your visa because they don=92t have

Posted: Fri, 15 Jun 2012 - 00:00

good sheltered spot, interesting snorkelling. saw a couple of dolphins.

Posted: Thu, 14 Jun 2012 - 00:00

arrived at limu island, should have just anchored where we are now from the start but thought the cruising guide showed an anchorage further in that would be more sheltered, unfortunately on

Posted: Sun, 10 Jun 2012 - 00:00

a change in the weather has meant we=92ve had to leave the beautiful wee island of kelefesia along with rongo, the other boat that was there with us and who we had earlier met in nukualofa checking

Posted: Wed, 6 Jun 2012 - 00:00

kath and tim have headed back to nz and we are now joined by lou hunt for a week. thanks to a great game of beach volleyball with kath and tim, dani was stuck in bed with an extremely painful knee

Posted: Sun, 27 May 2012 - 00:00

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

Posted: Sat, 26 May 2012 - 00:00

Posted: Fri, 25 May 2012 - 00:00

blue skies and fresh breezes, if only it were like this always.

Posted: Thu, 24 May 2012 - 00:00

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

Posted: Wed, 23 May 2012 - 00:00

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

Posted: Mon, 21 May 2012 - 00:00

arrived at raoul island in the kermadecs! awesome feeling watching the
sunrise and raoul island coming into view as we approach.

Posted: Sun, 20 May 2012 - 00:00

ticking along nicely, lovely calm seas, just riding the southwesterlies.

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