Sirena of Oare

Sirena of Oare is a British registered. 1988 Tayana 42 Aft cockpit version. Owned by Eric and Dee Govan since 2004, currently sailing in the South Pacific, but intending to go home to the UK one day

Recent Updates

Posted: Sat, 10 Nov 2018 - 05:51

All Well On Board On passage from Noumea to Brisbane, two persons on board. I guess I should be careful what I ask for. Yesterday there was little or no wind from the north, which changed to 30

Posted: Fri, 9 Nov 2018 - 08:12

All Well On Board On passage from Noumea to Brisbane. Two persons on board. All well on board. Motoring for last 20 hrs. Hoping to reach SE Winds forecast soon. 425 miles to go to Brisbane Port

Posted: Wed, 7 Nov 2018 - 04:00

All Well On Board On passage from Noumea New Caledonia to Brisbane. Two persons on board. 680 miles to go to Brisbane approach channel. Wind and waves from port aft quarter. Wind E 16 -22 kts Sea

Posted: Sat, 20 Oct 2018 - 08:06

All Well On board. Good broad reaching conditions. May stop at Port of We to rest injured leg. Wind E 13 15kts Sea 1.0 m swell, 0.2m waves Barometer 1012.4 rising very slowly Cloud Cover 5%

Posted: Wed, 12 Sep 2018 - 05:03

All Well On Board On passage from Port Boise (New Caledonia) to Anatom. Two persons on board. Good broad reachingconditions most of the time. 115 miles to go, and will arrive quicker than planned

Posted: Mon, 6 Aug 2018 - 03:51

All Well On Board On passage from Brisbane to Noumea. Seventy Five miles to Dumbea Pass. Winds are still easterly, and will need to tack in order to make the waypoint. Fingers crossed there will

Posted: Sat, 4 Aug 2018 - 06:54

All Well On Board On passage from Brisbane to Noumea. Light winds gone round to NNE. Taking advantage of light wind and change of direction to change tack and get back towards rhum line readu for

Posted: Fri, 3 Aug 2018 - 04:48

All Well On Board On passage from Brisbane to Noumea. Weather light to moderate. Now beating into SE winds and will probably need to tack to make Noumea unless the weather gods put some more south

Posted: Thu, 2 Aug 2018 - 06:57

All Well On Board On passage from Brisbane to Noumea. Weather light, some motoring and hoping for decent wind soon. Wind E 8-10 kts Sea Slight swell, 0.2m waves Barometer 1018 steady Cloud Cover

Posted: Wed, 1 Aug 2018 - 07:03

All Well On Board On passage from Brisbane to Noumea. Two persons on board. Winds very light and variable, motored for previous twenty hours, expect wind within next 12 hrs Wind Variable, mainly

Posted: Thu, 28 Sep 2017 - 04:33

All Well On Board On passage from Noumea to Brisbane. Just arriving at Fairway buoy for Brisbane. Fast finish to trip. Thanks again Patricia and David for support during the trip. You both do a

Posted: Wed, 27 Sep 2017 - 05:54

All Well On Board On passage from Noumea to Brisbane. The wind has disappeared again. Currently motoring. Expect wind to fill from the north within next 12 hrs. Still amazing VHF propogation. I

Posted: Tue, 26 Sep 2017 - 06:36

All Well On Board On passage from Noumea to Brisbane. 287 Miles to go. Finally found wind, sometimes a little too much. Amazing VHF Propogation conditions. At 18:00 Australian time heard

Posted: Mon, 25 Sep 2017 - 06:51

All Well On Board On passage from Noumea to Brisbane. 420 Miles to go. Slow progress during the day due to continued lack of wind. . Wind N-NE 8-10 kts, Sea slight swell approx 1M 0.2M waves on

Posted: Sun, 24 Sep 2017 - 07:18

All Well On Board On passage from Noumea to Brisbane. 651 Miles to go. Slow progress during the day due to lack of wind. . Wind SE 4-8 kts, Sea slight swell approx 1M 0.2M waves on top of

Posted: Sat, 23 Sep 2017 - 05:00

All Well On Board On passage from Noumea to Brisbane. 651 Miles to go. Slow progress during the day due to lack of wind. Engine failure, now resolved. Sailing on broad reach. Wind SSE 10-12 kts

Posted: Fri, 22 Sep 2017 - 06:15

On passage from Noumea to Brisbane. Two persons on board. 720 miles to go. Wind South 4-5 kts Sea Calm. Barometer 1017 Cloud Cover 5% Motor sailing, heading North of rhumb line looking for more

Posted: Wed, 9 Aug 2017 - 07:35

returning to Luganville for an outboard engine

Posted: Thu, 20 Jul 2017 - 07:31

Actually 10 miles to go so have beaten the front.

Posted: Wed, 19 Jul 2017 - 07:27

On passage from new Caledonia to Port Vila. 135nm to go so should arrive in the morning prior t the front.

Yachts In Transit

Sirena of Oare

Sirena of Oare

Recent Updates

Weather Reports