Patea

14m 2009 Beneteau First 45

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Posted: Sat, 24 Oct 2020 - 07:35

After a last quick provisioning trip through Raiatea, we're good to go! Going through check out formalities, and eyeing up a window to slip around a low coming our way, and slingshot west with good

Posted: Wed, 21 Oct 2020 - 12:19

It was with great surprise today that we received an email from Immigration NZ, clearing our wonderful crew, Selma and Denis, to sail with us to NZ! Everyone is stoked (especially Izzie who has

Posted: Fri, 16 Oct 2020 - 02:09

We have just popped down to Taha'a to pick up some new batteries, and for a spot of snorkelling! We are likely into our last week in French Polynesia now, and are heading to Raiatea tomorrow for

Posted: Sun, 11 Oct 2020 - 03:34

We've had very little internet over the last month, so have actually been back to Fakarava, then on to Toau, Apataki, Rangiroa and Tikehau in the last month! Now we're in Huahine, where we are

Posted: Wed, 9 Sep 2020 - 12:36

After a quick night at the eastern pass of Toau, we headed a little further west to catch up with SV Windchase, before they depart for the Society Islands. Also found some surf to enjoy, some beaches

Posted: Sun, 30 Aug 2020 - 02:00

After a couple of days on the other side of the fakarava pass diving and snorkelling with a huge myriad of fish and sharks, we moved to the other side of the pass, dodging coral heads to sneak into

Posted: Thu, 27 Aug 2020 - 22:00

After a quick passage from Tahanea, we stopped outside Faaite to check the surf, caught a dog-tooth tuna (and released him back - too big!), and watched a pod of humpbacks broaching and playing with

Posted: Wed, 26 Aug 2020 - 11:27

We are currently in Tahanea enjoying some perfect snorkelling in 30m visibility turquoise water - it's first class! We are anchored in what is essentially an aquarium, and even though we are in 10m

Posted: Fri, 21 Aug 2020 - 11:24

After an awesome month of touring around Nuku Hiva, we slipped off to Ua Pou for a few days (where we found the best handmade, local chocolate EVER!), and then headed off on the 500 mile passage to

Posted: Sun, 19 Jul 2020 - 10:00

Happily and safely tucked up in Taiohae Bay, Nuku Hiva, Marquesas, French Polynesia, having had a wee nana nap after arrival, we are now cooking up one of the three Mahi mahi that we hooked up with

Posted: Sat, 18 Jul 2020 - 09:30

Hey all, we've been here for 24 hours thus far, and enjoyed fresh Mahi Mahi for dinner (did I mentioned that we hooked up with 3 Maha Mahi simultaneously on all 3 hooks on the way in the harbour

Posted: Sat, 18 Jul 2020 - 09:30

Happily and safely tucked up in Taiohae Bay, Nuku Hiva, Marquesas, French Polynesia, having had a wee nana nap after arrival, we are now cooking up one of the three Mahi mahi that we hooked up with

Posted: Fri, 17 Jul 2020 - 05:00

Not wanting to arrive too early this morning, we reefed down last night and slowed the boat down, which fortuitously also allowed a better sleep for us all. At 2am this morning - Laaaaaaannnd

Posted: Thu, 16 Jul 2020 - 11:30

Somehow the wind has mostly hung in there, only backing 15 deg to the E over night, so we've managed to keep (mostly) going in the right direction, doing great time towards Nuku Hiva over the last 3

Posted: Wed, 15 Jul 2020 - 07:12

Just 350nm to go! All aboard are very excited (ok, so in truth everyone apart from Izzie is asleep right now!), but with the current speeds we are achieving (195nm in the last 24 hours, averaging

Posted: Tue, 14 Jul 2020 - 08:51

We have some wind and current back, so are smoking down the line straight towards Nuku Hiva, which is now only a little more than 500 miles away, or about 3 days! Its a good time to repeat some prose

Posted: Mon, 13 Jul 2020 - 08:06

All Gee on the PaTea

Posted: Sat, 11 Jul 2020 - 08:15

The wind has continued super light over the last 24, with the biggest gusts we've seen coming from the E@10knots - mostly its been 6-8 knots from the E or ESE, so we've had to sail deep, at 200 deg T

Posted: Fri, 10 Jul 2020 - 12:00

At 109 local time, 909am UTC on the 9/7 we crossed the equator! Being the middle of the night most everyone was of course asleep, but Denis and myself celebrated as we changed night watches with a

Posted: Fri, 10 Jul 2020 - 12:00

We've had a day of equatorial celebrations, sacrifices, poetry, prose and giggles! Everyone has had a hair cut, some more extreme than others, and both Izzie and Kath were subjected to 1 minute

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