Patea

14m 2009 Beneteau First 45

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Posted: Mon, 19 Sep 2016 - 17:24

Still rolling!

Posted: Mon, 19 Sep 2016 - 08:06

After a waaay too short stay in the Marquesas, consisting primarily of chasing Gendarmes and paperwork (hurrumpf!), we're on the road again, with flights to meet in the Tuamotos. Bit of a rough first

Posted: Fri, 16 Sep 2016 - 13:58

We snuck in two nights ago about 10pm under a full moon- the end of a long leg, but all safe and well and sleeping soundly! Departing for Tuamotos in the next 24 hours so in repair and stock up mode!

Posted: Wed, 14 Sep 2016 - 13:12

Jesoos, its just there, but we canny see it Jim! 39.75nm to go to the anchorage, and only 26 to the eastern tip of Hiva Oa, but do you think we can see it yet?!?! Beers are on ice and the thermostats

Posted: Tue, 13 Sep 2016 - 17:24

on the home stretch- 160nm to go!

Posted: Tue, 13 Sep 2016 - 10:54

Still slowly slowly, but not too far to go now- just crossed into the French Polynesian EEZ. Another mahi mahi landed yesterday, so we're eating like kings again! And after 16(?) days at sea, where

Posted: Sun, 11 Sep 2016 - 10:03

slowly slowly...

Posted: Sun, 11 Sep 2016 - 08:42

Bugger. After tearing the clew out our last good spinnaker 3 days ago, and following an astonishingly brilliant repair job to said clew by all, we were flying along again for the last 24 hours, when

Posted: Sat, 10 Sep 2016 - 16:54

Yet another beautiful sunset followed by yet another moon-lit spinnaker run towards the Marquesas- just 640nm to go til hot showers and cold beers:)

Posted: Thu, 8 Sep 2016 - 15:30

Another beautiful sunset followed by a moon-lit spinnaker run towards the star studded horizon:)

Posted: Thu, 8 Sep 2016 - 10:42

We're into the last third of the voyage, and the trades have gradually snuck behind us, so its downwind on the spinnaker day and night now- hopefully 5 more days to go and we are in the Marquesas

Posted: Wed, 7 Sep 2016 - 17:42

Broad reaching with spinnaker under beautiful star-filled skies- glorious!

Posted: Mon, 5 Sep 2016 - 09:41

The spinnaker is humnming, and we're surfing every wave, heading pretty much due west, and most importantly, we're halfway to the Marquesas!!! The crew are stoked- its been a long 9 days thus far, so

Posted: Sun, 4 Sep 2016 - 06:20

Another beautiful day! And getting hotter again, following the anomaly of the Galapagos, where cold at night was quite a shock, being situated directly on the equator and all. Its now back to

Posted: Sat, 3 Sep 2016 - 08:00

Following a couple of days of light-wind sailing, and spinnaker runs during the day, we now have solid trades with a confused sea which is making life aboard Oceanus a little challenging- sleep is

Posted: Tue, 30 Aug 2016 - 04:39

Finally, wind! And we're racing towards the Marquesas after a bit of a slow start- the extra speed is making life on board a little less pleasant, and sleepy that little bit harder to seek, but we'll

Posted: Tue, 30 Aug 2016 - 04:39

Whales yesterday!! Either one or two large (>15m) Sei whales surfaced within 20 metres of the boat four times- just in front of us and going in the same direction- very exciting for all! Still in

Posted: Sat, 27 Aug 2016 - 08:00

With Isla Isabela slowly disappearing over the horizon, with some regret we say goodbye to the wonderful Galapagos Islands, which truely deserves an extra few months to explore and marvel at her many

Posted: Sat, 27 Aug 2016 - 06:18

Isabela, so short and sweet- you have struck a chord with all of us with your enormity, rugged beauty, charismatic megafauna, and simplistic township with cheap amenities and good food. Unfortunately

Posted: Thu, 25 Aug 2016 - 07:49

Coming to the end of our last day in Santa Cruz- heading to Isla Isabela this evening- the largest, and most remote of the islands, where there is little in the way of infrastructure and services

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