MOONFISH

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Moonfish was built in Kerikeri in 2010.  Owners Mike and Sasha purchased Moonfish in Dec 2014, and sailed her up to the South Pacific in 2016 for their first taste of cruiser life. Join the SV MOONFISH adventure here, on Instagram and on Facebook. 2018 is gonna be epic! Contact us at svmoonfish @ gmail. com (just remove all the spaces in the email address as this reduces spam emails)

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MOONFISH - August 23, 2016
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This is a long one, so for our massive audience of readers out there, it may pay to grab a cup a, and settle in... We know we haven't YIT'ed for a while, sorry about that, but with Fiji Data SIM ... Read More
MOONFISH - August 1, 2016
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We are sailing! We are sailing! Back to Musket across the sea. Yesterday was full of adventure! We motored from Nanuya Island, south to Naviti Island, where we had been told of a World War 2 mustang ... Read More
MOONFISH - July 31, 2016
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We've had an excellent few days!! When we first arrived at the famous Blue Lagoon - we were a little underwhelmed, but after finding a great Kiting spot with nice, consistent wind and meeting a ... Read More
MOONFISH - July 26, 2016
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We've spent the morning swimming with a manta ray, pretty cool! And now we are heading up to The Blue Lagoon!

MOONFISH - July 18, 2016
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Two days ago we got up and headed out to Namoto Island, Mike was very keen to get a surf in, but it was not to be. We anchored left of Namoto in about 20 metres, right next to the surf break called ... Read More
MOONFISH - July 16, 2016
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We've been in Musket Cove for the past few days. We've had a couple of decent kites, one right next to the Musket moorings, with some great flat water, the other on the eastern side, where the wind ... Read More
MOONFISH - July 13, 2016
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One night spent in Denarau, we drunk the Hard Rock Cafe mega cocktail, complete with a bottle of Corona upside down in the giant cocktail glass! We've dined at Rhum-Ba, and this morning we headed ... Read More
MOONFISH - July 12, 2016
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We've just seen another Tim Mumby Catamaran (aka our sister ship!), we were sitting at the Hard Rock Cafe sharing one of their famous sandwiches and low and behold TWOCAN motored into Denarau! It has ... Read More
MOONFISH - July 11, 2016
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Still motoring along, reef after reef, it's one long winding course, very chuffed that our chart has a recommended route plotted.

MOONFISH - July 11, 2016
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We're of again! We've been anchored off Nananu-I-Ra for several days now. We're heading to Latoka to stock up on supplies. We've had a lovely relaxing time here, but it seems we kicked out on wind ... Read More
MOONFISH - July 7, 2016
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We have made it to Viti Levu, the main island, it's one large looking island after passing so many small ones, all of which look worse for wear after Cyclone Winston. It's a beautiful sunny day, our ... Read More
MOONFISH - July 6, 2016
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Heading THROUGH Namena reef

MOONFISH - July 6, 2016
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Looks like we'll take the 'save-a-tack' passage through Namena reef now! Very exciting! Apparently there's no fishing in the reef, so we'll be pulling in our lines.

MOONFISH - July 6, 2016
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Early 7:30 start this morning, we've left Savusavu and plan to make our way around the eastern side of Namena Island, towards our final destination Makogai. We have a fresh easterly 20knots and 2mtr ... Read More
MOONFISH - July 3, 2016
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We left Viani Bay this morning, after checking our email and receiving the good news that Waitui Marina had our new Battery Charger. It's funny ya know... How much cruising becomes about ... Read More
MOONFISH - June 29, 2016
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When I was about 10 years old, I wrote a poem (with the help of my Mappy), and it was published in the NZ Women's Weekly magazine. After writing this YIT MOONFISH update, it popped into my head and ... Read More
MOONFISH - June 27, 2016
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. BULA BULA!! After 3 nights of continuous sailing we have arrived safe and sound in Savusavu. Sasha and Mike’s first passage alone was a success! Last night was a great night of ... Read More
MOONFISH - June 26, 2016
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. Flippy is still sitting on the foredeck. We’ve had all sorts of excitement today, Sasha managed to crash gibe more than once, her reasoning was that the rainy squalls dotted all ... Read More
MOONFISH - June 26, 2016
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Another nights sailing completed, we have spotted land, Cakau Lasemarawa, which presides in front of the more substantial Yarova Island. Or the land we can see may be perhaps the even larger island ... Read More
MOONFISH - June 25, 2016
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A great day sailing top speed for the day 15.6knots under main sail only!! Both Mike and Sasha have had naps to prep for another nights sailing. Dinner was a delicious chicken harissa casserole ... Read More

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