REVILO

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REVILO - June 3, 2018
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after a super bumpy day yesterday with up to 30kts on the nose we are plodding along nicely with sun in our faces. Will be scooting past the windward side of Nuku'alofa. No major drama in the trying ... Read More
REVILO - June 2, 2018
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bit bumpy going to weather at a good clip Craig, Dave, Jamie

REVILO - June 1, 2018
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wind finally arrived after two days motor sailing. Hope it's stays like this! Winds been up and down like a yoyo for no real apparent reason cloud effect sometimes but other times not. All well ... Read More
REVILO - May 31, 2018
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still motoring with full sail up heading for Vava,u . Caught nice albacore Tuna. Chucked line out agin while sailing over Sea mount and hooked monster Yellow fin broke my 570 pound leader, might have ... Read More
REVILO - May 31, 2018
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quite a mellow day with engine on and off, have been motoring all night to stop sail flop in massive swells.

REVILO - May 30, 2018
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Revilo is staying nice and salt free over the last 24hrs with some good rain storms accompanied by lots of wind, so we've kept the sail area down to make life less horizontal. Might try a sort of ... Read More
REVILO - May 29, 2018
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another fun day sailing off the wind, shook out the third reef and put in a gybe as the wind went very light during the easterly change. Flopped around for half a hour at midday then back came the ... Read More
REVILO - May 28, 2018
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can't ask for better wind than this for a good start, full moon also! No rain once away from the land. Starting to see some bigger waves, hitting 13kts now and then. Three reef Yankee and three reef ... Read More
REVILO - May 17, 2018
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Almost ready to depart for Vava'u in one week..

REVILO - October 28, 2017
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cleared into NZ waters heading to GH for Sunday morning whoop whoop ! 500nm of Motoring and still...motoring

REVILO - October 27, 2017
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still burning diesel fuel, glad we have a highly efficient Volvo sail drive. . Was a very enjoyable day of motoring, starting with a tasty omelette with Sweet potato. We're trying to use up all our ... Read More
REVILO - October 27, 2017
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We sailed for a few hours today; nice breeze and good direction; hard on, so strongest apparent wind for us. Better to be hard on in this 5-10kt stuff than reaching. Caught a tuna this evening; a ... Read More
REVILO - October 26, 2017
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looks like we are motoring for three hundred miles if the fuel lasts that long ?

REVILO - October 25, 2017
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wind has come in from south so nice and cold. Lucky the wind is only light or we would be really bouncing around. 1 reef in main and rolled 2 in the jib keeping it comfortable. Looking forward to a ... Read More
REVILO - October 24, 2017
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no sails up since 22:00 motoring.

REVILO - October 23, 2017
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happy days sailing fast with 1 reef in main and 100% genoa boosting up to 10 kts at times. We were racing Domino 2 most of the night but have pulled away quickly as the wind comes behind. Everyone ... Read More
REVILO - October 22, 2017
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Less bumpy, has been welcomed change to the last days. Heading for Ceva-I-ra to catch massive Tuna.

REVILO - October 21, 2017
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All good onboard. Lumpy first night, lots of water over the decks.

REVILO - October 21, 2017
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All good onboard. Lumpy first night, lots of water over the decks.

REVILO - September 7, 2017
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anchored by Toronui at Dernerau. A good family gathering of 3 generations.

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