Tehani-li

Tehani-li is a Tayana 52 built in 1988. Her current owners, Phil and Karel, have purchased her in Barcelona 10 years ago. Since she has proved a comfortable home and a fast passage maker. We are currently getting ready to cross the Indian towards South Africa.

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Posted: Mon, 5 Oct 2020 - 08:12

Day 60...We made it! As I write this it is almost 5;00AM local time and the boat is not moving. It is anchored in the river awaiting quarantine and customs on Tuesday. As "luck" would have it, we

Posted: Fri, 2 Oct 2020 - 18:33

Day 57...A friend said to me recently that the bad times are quickly forgotten and we only remember the good times. Today is one of those good times. The winds are light, on the beam, the swell

Posted: Thu, 1 Oct 2020 - 18:21

Day 56... That is 8 weeks, 2 months without touching land, without going out, without a walk, without buying anything (fuel doesn't count). Not sure what we'll do once we get to land, especially that

Posted: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 - 19:57

Day 55...We left the last South Pacific Island in our wake last night and are rocketing along on our final leg to Bundaberg, Australia. 650 miles to go, 4 or so days. As we are getting tossed and

Posted: Tue, 29 Sep 2020 - 16:42

Day 54... Last night was a night to forget. The forecast was right and the winds came in on dark and kept strengthening. Up to 30k on the nose as we say. The boat pounding and heeling, the rain

Posted: Mon, 28 Sep 2020 - 17:06

Day 53...We left Vanuatu behind and are scrambling to get to New Caledonia before a frontal system which is forecast to bring strong head winds at first. Hence, on sunset, we turned the engine on to

Posted: Sun, 27 Sep 2020 - 17:18

Day 52... When we left Panama, the skipper and I made bets on how many days it would take us. I said 52!! Good thing I didn't put any money on it! To cheer myself up, I did fill up the arrival

Posted: Sat, 26 Sep 2020 - 15:27

Day 51...After I mentioned that we hadn't touched the sails in 48 hours, well we did just that! Yesterday, around sunset, we decided to change tacks. Instead of going above New Caledonia, we are now

Posted: Fri, 25 Sep 2020 - 15:27

Day 50...I write this and even I can't believe we've been out here 50 days. But we must be approaching civilisation as our VHF radio came to life; unreadable gibberish, but still. And our AIS also

Posted: Thu, 24 Sep 2020 - 15:42

Day 49...It's amazing how the good times in sailing make us forget the not-so-good times. And last night was one of those. The temperature mild, the sailing fairly smooth and the sky was so clear you

Posted: Wed, 23 Sep 2020 - 15:42

Day 48...I am happy to report that we are finally sailing nicely. We believe we are finally out of the South Pacific Convergence Zone. An area of no wind, squalls and rain that moves around this part

Posted: Tue, 22 Sep 2020 - 15:39

Day 47... We managed 84nm/24hrs, a new record. It begs the question; Is it better too much wind with little sail out, the boat at a steep angle, requiring 6 legs and 8 hands to walk around and manage

Posted: Mon, 21 Sep 2020 - 15:39

Day 46... We crossed over the line and now are in the Eastern Hemisphere. With less than 1700nm to go we calculated that we have 12 days of sailing left. But then, it gets revised when the winds

Posted: Sun, 20 Sep 2020 - 15:51

Day 45... It's like "Ground Hog Day" but that was up until a few minutes ago. The squalls came in this morning, washed the boat down well, then took all the wind with them. We sat and bobbed in the

Posted: Sat, 19 Sep 2020 - 15:21

Day 44...A few years ago, while crossing the North Atlantic towards Cabo Verde, there was a solo sailor, on our daily radio net who was drifting along at 2 knots. I remember the skipper and I both

Posted: Fri, 18 Sep 2020 - 16:00

Day 43... When I woke up this morning, the seas were huge, 3m huge, rocking us about relentlessly. Then the squalls re-appeared and just stayed put. At least they gave the boat a good wash down. For

Posted: Thu, 17 Sep 2020 - 15:48

Day 42...Most of the day today I thought of Jessy Martin and Jessica Watson, 2 of the youngest solo-sailors to go around the world. I read both their books. And today, as I feel Tehani-Li getting

Posted: Wed, 16 Sep 2020 - 15:30

Day 41...We arrived at one of Tokelau's atolls at day break. Our first sight of land in 40 days! Found a spot with the least swell, let the boat just drift in the lee of the island and proceeded to

Posted: Tue, 15 Sep 2020 - 15:12

Day 40... The winds picked mid-morning and brought the seas up with them. We have been rolling from gunnel to gunnel ever since. Every task and any movement on board demanding lots of energy and at

Posted: Mon, 14 Sep 2020 - 15:57

Day 39... This morning I saw a black plastic bottle (the oil type) float by. I was taken aback! Wow, I thought, there is civilisation out there! It is a weird feeling. Having not seen another boat

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