Tumbleweed

SV Tumbleweed, Valiant 42, 1998, #133

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Posted: Fri, 23 Nov 2018 - 17:21

20181123 0400 UTC, Day 4. 2 POB, Douglas & Morgan, all is well. Outbound Fiji. Inbound Marshall Islands. Great sailing weather. GFS and EC both predict diminishing winds by Sunday 11/25. If the

Posted: Thu, 22 Nov 2018 - 17:42

20181122 0400 UTC, Day 3. 2 POB, Douglas & Morgan, all is well. Outbound Fiji. Inbound Marshall Islands. Last night, general area winds increased as we passed to the NW of Bligh Water with its own

Posted: Wed, 21 Nov 2018 - 17:36

20181121 0430 UTC. 2 POB, Douglas & Morgan, all is well. Outbound Fiji. Inbound Marshall Islands. Slow night with light winds and < 1m seas, but we didn't mind. It was an easy first night. Today the

Posted: Tue, 20 Nov 2018 - 21:51

20181120 0830 UTC. 2 POB, Douglas & Morgan, all is well. Outbound Fiji. Inbound Marshall Islands. After good times and good friends in Fiji, we are thrilled to be back at sea. We had a beautiful sail

Posted: Sun, 11 Nov 2018 - 07:21

Docked at Denarau Marina, Fiji, waiting for favorable weather for our passage north to the Marshall Islands. Candidate departure date is 2018-11-16.

Posted: Mon, 24 Sep 2018 - 20:00

20180924 0700 UTC. 2 POB, Douglas & Morgan, all is well. After good times in Falaga, Fiji, we are inbound Musket Cove, west of Viti Levu, Fiji. ETA is Wednesday 0700 local at Navula Pass. We are

Posted: Sat, 15 Sep 2018 - 07:21

20180901 1900 UTC. 2 POB, Douglas & Morgan, all is well. After good times in Savusavu and off Taveuni Island, we are now in Falaga, Fiji, anchored amongst floating limestone islets in 3 meters of

Posted: Tue, 10 Jul 2018 - 00:00

We arrived in Savusavu, Fiji at 10:00 local time on Tuesday, July 10, 2018. Check-in with Fiji Customs, Biosecurity, etc. went smoothly with some of the friendliest government officials we've ever

Posted: Sat, 7 Jul 2018 - 16:03

20180707 0400 UTC. 2 POB, Douglas & Morgan, all is well. Next destination Savusavu Fiji. After light winds last night, we've been sailing in strong winds all day, 25-30 kts. SE, combined seas 2-3

Posted: Sun, 1 Jul 2018 - 18:06

20180701 0600 UTC. 2 POB, Douglas & Morgan, all is well. Next destination Savusavu Fiji. Because of unfavorable winds and seas in Fiji, we diverted to Minerva Reef, and we're so happy that we did

Posted: Thu, 28 Jun 2018 - 18:33

20180627 0615 UTC. 2 POB, Douglas & Morgan, all is well. Destination Savusavu Fiji Calmer conditions today as high pressure builds to the west of us. Winds for the last 24 hours have been 12 - 25

Posted: Wed, 27 Jun 2018 - 18:36

20180626 0700 UTC. 2 POB, Douglas & Morgan, all is well. Destination Fiji. Another night & day of fantastic sailing. More squalls last night. Combined seas at 3-4 meters, period 13 secs., manageable.

Posted: Tue, 26 Jun 2018 - 18:54

20180625 00700 UTC. 2 POB, Douglas & Morgan, all is well. Destination Fiji. Another night & day of fantastic sailing. Stays'l only last night helped us through 15 or so squalls, two with 2-minute

Posted: Mon, 25 Jun 2018 - 13:12

20180624 0100 UTC. 2 POB, Douglas & Morgan, all is well. Destination Fiji. Slow start, but now full sails. Strong winds arrived last night. Beautiful sailing with crisp air and brilliant sun. Swell

Posted: Sun, 24 Jun 2018 - 08:39

20180623 2030 UTC. 2 POB, Douglas & Morgan, all is well. Destination Fiji. Adrift in very light winds, waiting for the front from the Tasman Sea to blow us to Fiji.

Posted: Fri, 15 Jun 2018 - 18:42

20180615 1830 UTC. 2 POB, Douglas & Morgan, all is well. Preparing for passage north to Fiji via Minerva Reef. Waiting for a favorable weather window, departure likely 6/22.

Posted: Fri, 15 Jun 2018 - 18:39

20180615 1830 UTC. 2 POB, Douglas & Morgan, all is well. Preparing for passage north to Fiji via Minerva Reef. Waiting for a favorable weather window, departure likely 6/22.

Posted: Sun, 3 Jun 2018 - 08:51

20180602 2030 UTC. 2 POB, Douglas & Morgan, all is well. Preparing for passage north to Fiji via Minerva Reef. Waiting for a favorable weather window, departure not likely until after 06/10.

Posted: Mon, 6 Nov 2017 - 16:27

We arrived in Opua yesterday 11/5 at 13:00. NZ Customs and Biosecurity check-ins went smoothly, but we had to ditch quite a few beans. The hills surrounding Opua seem to be manicured. The marina is

Posted: Sun, 5 Nov 2017 - 06:51

20171104 1800 UTC. 2 POB, Douglas & Morgan, all is well. More dolphins! We have 36nm to go to the Q dock in Opua and are busy eating the last of our delicious tropical fruit. We are really looking

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