Refola
FollowRefola is an Amel Super Maramu 2000, 53 feet, ketch, built in 2004 by Amel Chantier, La Rochelle, France. In December 2004 - January 2005 we sailed from La Rochelle to Portugal, Spain, Tunisia. At the time we were still working, so for many years we only could spend our holiday on board. In 2008 we made our first Atlantic Crossing (joining ARC 2008), spent few weeks in the Caribbean Sea and sailed back home joining the ARC Europe 2009. In 2012, the big jump: both of us retired, we crossed the Atlantic again, passed the Panama Channel (March 2013) and ahead, in the Pacific...
Recent Updates
situation at 1.00 UTC Thu 29 oct (12.00 Thu 29 LT New Caledonia); under sail; all OK on board; 55 M to North Cape NZ.
situation at 1.00 UTC Wed 28 oct (12.00 Wed 28 LT New Caledonia); under sail+engine; all OK on board; 240 M (direct route)to North Cape NZ.
situation at 1.00 UTC Sun 25 oct (12.00 Sun 24 LT New Caledonia); under sail+engine; all OK on board; 345 M (direct route)to North Cape NZ.
situation at 1.00 UTC Sun 25 oct (12.00 Sun 24 LT New Caledonia); under sail; all OK on board; 474 M (direct route)to Cape Brett, NZ.
situation at 1.00 UTC Sun 25 oct (12.00 Sun 24 LT New Caledonia); under sail; all OK on board; 499 M (direct route)to Cape Brett, NZ.
situation at 1.00 UTC sat 24 oct (12.00 sat 24 LT New Caledonia); under sail; all OK on board; 542 M (direct route)to Cape Brett, NZ.
situation at 1.00 UTC fry 23 oct (12.00 fri 23 LT New Caledonia); under sail; all OK on board; 640 M (direct route)to Cape Brett, NZ.
leaving this morning at 8.00 am from Noumea to New Zealand
at Port Moselle Marina, Noumea, NewCal
<p>situation at 03.00 UTC (sat 1 nov); safely arrived to Opua; we got the clearance, and a quiet berth in Opua Marina ... a little tired, but very happy to be in New Zealand, for the first time!!</p>
situation at 03.00 UTC (fry 31 oct); under sail; all OK on board; 139 M to Opua!
situation at 03.00 UTC (thu 30 oct); under sail; all OK on board
situation at 03.00 UTC , under sail since 7.30 am this morning (Local time)
situation at 03.02 UTC , boring motoring since 4.00 am this morning (Local time)
situation at 03.52 UTC , slow nice sailing
situation at 03.52 UTC , slow nice sailing
situation at 02.52 UTC , good sailing
situation at 04.45 UTC , motoring
in Vuda Marina, Fiji
At Vuda Marina, waiting to leave Fiji and sail to New Zealand…