Tumbleweed
FollowSV Tumbleweed, Valiant 42, 1998, #133
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Tumbleweed - November 4, 2017
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20171103 1800 UTC. 2 POB, Douglas & Morgan, all is well. Dolphins! After a night of below ~10 kts wind and boat speed of 3-4 kts, we decided to motor for a bit to avoid missing our Sunday 11/5 ... Read More
Tumbleweed - November 3, 2017
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20171102 2300 UTC. 2 POB, Douglas & Morgan, all is well. At daybreak we set about to deploy the whisker pole for the genoa, so that we could point the boat dead downwind, and immediately several ... Read More
Tumbleweed - November 2, 2017
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20171101 1800 UTC. 2 POB, Douglas & Morgan, all is well. When there is brief lull, we keep thinking the winds are subsiding, but they keep roaring back. Last night we had hours of 25-30kts. This is ... Read More
Tumbleweed - November 1, 2017
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20171031 1800 UTC. 2 POB, all is well. Another spectacular day of sailing. Beautiful clouds and seas with fresh winds. Winds last night were sustained in low 30's with gusts to 40 kts, all completely ... Read More
Tumbleweed - October 31, 2017
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Wonderful sailing. Seas are 3m but relatively smooth with longish wavelength, so we are able to sail beam to seas, riding the ridges and troughs. Must hang on tight though. We are making record time ... Read More
Tumbleweed - October 31, 2017
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Wonderful sailing. Seas are 3m but relatively smooth with longish wavelength, so we are able to sail beam to seas, riding the ridges and troughs. Must hang on tight though. We are making record time ... Read More
Tumbleweed - October 29, 2017
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all well
Tumbleweed - October 29, 2017
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Thrilled to get back onto the open seas. Looks like the 20-25 kt winds forecast for our area are here. It's what we wanted for a fresh sail, we hope it's not too much. We plan to call in to the Gulf ... Read More
Tumbleweed - October 27, 2017
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Moored in Tapana, Vava'u Tonga. Checked-out of Tonga and ready to set sail to Opua, NZ tomorrow, 10/28. Thrilled to get back onto the open seas.
Tumbleweed - October 25, 2017
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Moored in Port of Refuge, Vava'u Tonga. Preparing to set sail to Opua, NZ on 10/28.
Tumbleweed - October 13, 2017
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We are still in the Vava'u island group, Tonga, having fun and preparing for our passage to New Zealand, with a target departure date of November 1, 2017.
Tumbleweed - September 14, 2017
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We're planning our passage to Opua, New Zealand, targeting November 1, 2017 for departure from the Vava'u Group in Tonga.
Tumbleweed - February 22, 2017
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In La Paz, Mexico, finishing up preparation for our passage to French Polynesia in March, 2017