Daily Logs

Crazy Horse - June 26

Yesterday am we got up early and made it to Lakota by 10am. Off went therespective captains of Crazy Horse, Ocean Jasper, and Windswept to check inagain into Fiji on the island of Viti Levu. We all had to decide if weshould try to make it to Musket Cove or stay and try to reprovision on themain island. Well, those of us who wanted to go shopping won and we all wentto Denarau Island and Denarau Marina. What a wonderful place it is withshopping only a cab ride away and wonderful stores and markets for freshproduce. We even went to a Hard Rock Cafe for dinner last night. And when wearrived at Denarau who should we see at the marina but Voyageur, Skylark,Wild Tigris, Jeanneus, Arianne, Dreamcatcher and now Tucannon. What areunion! It is great to see them all and know that we all have. read more...

Sapphire II - Day 5, Friday 13 th Jsn, Dark & Stormy

Although not signalled by the weather forecasts, the barometer dropped from 1016 mb to 1003 mb in 10 hours, heralding a deep low pressure event. Friday the 13 th then proceeded to justify its scary reputation. From some 40 kts at midnight on the 12 th the wind strengthened to 51 kts at 0100 and gusted 55 kts at 0200 (why do all these events seem to happen in the middle of pitch black nights?). Through the build, we continually shortened sail in good time and the auto helm coped well. The waves were about 18 feet at peak and appeared to tower above the deck as they came roaring from astern. The night was coal black, and only the stern white NAV light showed the magnitude of the walls of water racing down on us. The wind whistled and shrieked in the rigging and Sapphire charged on at. read more...

A Lady - Sailing around the World (presently in Suva, Fiji)

THURSDAY   24th  JUNE    2010    It is exactly 12 months ago since we left crosshaven ( home port ) .That was the start of our trip around the World,  and so far to date, we have covered 16,951 miles and visited more than 65 ports or destinations in 16 different countries. Our crews have changed from time to time, and so far, we have had a great 12 months, And its about to change again shortly, as Fat's and Margaret are going home to Ireland, and spending some time in the U.S.A. on route, before reaching the " Old Sod" ( not together ) Anyway, today is a very cloudy day,  We spent ages deciding whether to push on or not, eventually after a load of woffle, we decided for all sorts of logical reasons , to push. read more...

Anastasia - Anchored in San Blas

9:35.77N 78:46.55W 1122 miles covered The trip from St Lucia to San Blas was a "baptism of fire" for most of the World ARC yachts. I think we were all expecting a gentle trade-wind cruise to a tropical paradise. However part of the gentle cruise involved gale force winds and big, confused seas. For the non-sailors out there, gale force winds are not really a problem for an ocean-going yacht, you just handle that by reducing your sail area. It is the wind/current/tide combination making up the waves that can cause problems if these are all going in different directions. For us there was one thirty mile stretch where the wind and current caused sets of waves at right angles to each other. The worst for us was when we were on the crest of one wave and got hit sideways by another, spinning. read more...

Ensemble - Day 5 - 14 January: Bumpy ride - only 1 day to go!

Greetings from yacht EnsembleWe are getting close to the finish of the first leg - with only 150nm to go we should be there just after sunrise tomorrow (all to plan)!Our current position is N 10d 53.179', W 076d 23.116'. Course 237 T, wind speed 25-30 knots, swell 2-3m, barometer 1004 and rising, temp 28C.Yesterday the wind and waves made for a very bumpy ride! White horses everywhere - with wind gusts nudging 40 knots and swells over 3m. We just have the jib up - and it is reefed in - and we still hit a top speed (surfing down a wave) of 20 knots... so it was getting a bit scary!Sea state and wind are down a notch today - so hopefully smoother sailing.Needless to say the kitchen duties were kept to a minimum. We still managed pizza for lunch and sushi / mahi mahi papiotte for dinner. We. read more...

Quasar V of Lleyn - Taiohae

Thursday 3rd AprilTAIOHAEGot up early for a 6 am start to get back to Nuku Hiva's main town and arrived after motoring most of the way about 10 .30. I slept poorly and was up early so wanted to go back to bed in the afternoon and didn't much fancy the hire car idea as I think its much more interesting to have a driver/guide. In the end the others couldn't get a hire car and got a guide called Jocelyn, who was really good, I couldn't sleep and wished I'd gone on the excursion!Having booked and changed for the last 2 nights we finally made it to the only other restaurant open in Taiohae the Keikahanui Pearl Lodge. We had a good evening but the food was expensive and only average!clip_image002. read more...

Lady Ev.VI - Daily Log, 22. Juni 2010

Daily Log, 22. Juni 2010Liebe Freunde und Daheimgebliebenen, hatte Euch versprochen, von Port Denarau zu berichten.Nach unserer langwierigen Einklarierungsprozedur fuhren wir dann wieder suedlich nach Port Denarau, wo wir am 14. verabredet waren, um Reparaturen am Schiff auszufuehren.Ich hatte auf unserer 19 Tage Ueberfahrt von Galapagos nach Marquesas den Skipper Gerd Berner genervt, weil ich ein gefaehrlich scheinendes Spiel in den Ruderlagern entdeckt hatte...immer, wenn eine Welle unser Heck seitlich traf, oder ein Lastwechsel am Ruderschaft vorlag, ruckte das obere Lager hoerbar und deutlich fuehlbar (ich habe manche Stunde auf den Knien mit einer Hand am Ruderschaft verbracht)in eine neue Lage ein. Ich wuerde lieber den Mast verlieren als das Ruder, habe ich gejammert!Jedenfalls. read more...

Crazy Horse - June 25

Crazy Horse, Ocean Jasper, and Windswept continue on our journey to Lakota today. We hope to make it into the harbor to check in by 10-11am. From there we hope to make it to Musket Cove Marina before dark. This has been an interesting trip through these reefs. Sometimes it is like you are in the middle of the ocean because you just can't see the reefs. You must rely on the charts to see the reefs. On the chart it looks like you have a mountain on either side. So when we anchored last night we had the feeling of anchoring right out in the ocean. There was the island on one side but we had to anchor far out to keep away from the mud.Last night our friends on Windswept learned that the young couple they were traveling with for two months had to be rescued off the coastline of the island of. read more...

BRIZO - Daily Log Saturday 14 January 2012

Things seem to be looking up onboard: the cases of seasickness are diminishing and the crew is beginning to have fun! Although no fish were caught yesterday, the prospect of catching fish and then cleaning the fish was the topic of much conversation. Audrey, who does not eat seafood, said that the only type of fish that she likes even a little is mahi-mahi so we are hoping to catch one of those. The concept of immediately consuming sashimi from our prospective catch does not sit well with most crewmembers so we have agreed to let the fish season overnight before consuming.Some schoolwork has been completed but serious work will likely have to wait for a full recovery of the teacher. We had a substitute teacher yesterday but, as is the case with substitute teachers on land, this one was. read more...

Anastasia - Nearly at the San Blas Islands

10:07.9N 77:49.9W 1051 miles covered, 54 miles to go   Today was a "fun filled" day because, having trashed the Parasailor yesterday, I was experimenting with different sails to try and get a reasonable speed.  To no avail.  All I managed to do was give Bertie a rope burn on the hand when the asymmetric spinnaker opened out too quickly.  It was largely my fault, I am afraid, because I did not insist that everyone on the foredeck wore gloves and I told Bertie that the asymmetric spinnaker would not pull up as hard as the Parasailor.  Fortunately it was not too bad a burn and he will be OK in a couple of days.   Andrea says if it happens again I will be looking for a new crew.   Now we are reduced to tacking down to the finish line. read more...

A Lady - Sailing around the World (Presently in Ovalau, Fiji)

Wednesday, 23rd June 2010 07.00hrs Up early again. We had a nice gently rolling night on board.This would very definitely not a place to be in, if there were strong winds blowing. 08.30hrs We slipped the moorings and sailed out through the western pass, heading for " Bua Bay " on the western side of VANUA ISLAND, the distance was approx 35 miles and was a change of our original plans to go south. 09.30hrs Having spent an hour or so reading about all the different places and Islands, and totally confused we changed our minds once more and altered course south and headed for "Ovalau" a distance of again approx 30miles. The wind was SE and blowing 25/30 knots, so on a close fetch, we were scooting along at 9 knots. Blooming great sailing conditions, and the sea was. read more...

Jus'Do It 3 - Kaeui/Tuomatoes

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Serendipity - Two Swallows do not a Summer Make

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A Lady - Sailing around the World... and avoiding the hair shirt budgets.

Tuesday, 22nd June 2010  07.00hrs Up early again, did some early morning cleaning and tidying, as we leave this morning for "Namena". Namena is a privately owned Island, the manager of the resort there is a cousin of our neighbor upriver in the fishing launch-Abbie, and suggested we pay a visit to the Island. Donal went ashore early for breakfast, followed later by Skipper, Aileen, Margaret & John. We had the full works, baked beans and all. Yummy! 10.00hrs Donal offered to do the clearances, while skipper got the ship ready to roll, first start the engine and let it heat up. 11.00hrs We untied from the dock and slipped out into the estuary, where we took in all the fenders, put away all the lines, and hauled the rib up onto the. read more...

Crazy Horse - June 23

We have been making our way through the reef system around this island of Vanu Levu since yesterday. We anchored in Wainunu Bay last night after making about 30 miles our first day after leaving Savuavu. The island seems quite large from our perspective because of the length of time it takes to make it around through the reefs. Vanu Levu is quite undeveloped compared to the other islands we have visited. There is no sign of development or villages from our perspective around this side of the island. It is very beautiful. Perhaps this island is the one we think of as the typical South Pacific island. We have about 20kt of wind so we have been able to sail most of the way so far. The temperature is glorious with sun and a wonderful breeze.I have been waiting for Matt to tell his story of. read more...

Sapphire II - Day 4, 12 Jan, Land Ho.,

After a beautiful sailing day of sun, waves and winds in the mid-teens it was exciting, in the late afternoon to see the mountains of Colombia's coastal range emerge from the light haze to our left,just as the sun was setting in a golden glow ahead.It was fascinating after 4+ days of nothing but endless watery vistas to see lights along a shore line in the dusk.and the cities we passed, Barranquilla and Cartagena have such evocative recall and historical associations with the Spanish empire in the Americas that just to sail close to them was a treat. Visions of Spanish galleons carrying treasures to the homeland sprung to mind.At about 1400 hrs the wind picked up quite quickly to 30 kts, but just as quickly eased. The lull didn't last though. By 2100 hrs, as we closed Cape Marta, on the. read more...

Maamalni - Leg 4 - #4 - So how'd you start your day?

Having sailed thru the evening and early morning hours with lightening strikes all around MaaMa, the torrential downpours can only be describe as going through a car wash. You then realize that during the thunderstorm MaaMa is the only 72 foot high steel and aluminum tree for hundreds of miles around for the million volts of power, it makes you wonder. No, we didn't get hit, but we did turn off all of the electronic gear just to hopefully safe guard the navigation capabilities. Suzan and I changed "watches" around 3 AM, with Suzan up and me to bed. I awoke around 7AM to winds off our port quarter. The decision was to throttle back on Perkie and raise the cruising chute. As such, the crew of MaaMa readied all lines and the halyard and checked the status of each with the other. After. read more...

Ruby - log3 La routine

Bonjour à tousRuby continue sa route bercé par un vent de 25 à 30 noeuds au large des cotes Colombiennes. Nos journées sont marquées par trois évenements importants: le "radio net report " contact le matin et le soir avec les voix chaudes et rassurantes des skippers volontaires qui veillent sur nous, l'apéro et les petits plats de Margaret (elle s'habitue malgré l'état de la mer et parle de revenir) et le lever de la lune.J'oubliais la pêche, mais la aussi nos débuts ne sont pas très brillants : une petite bonite "pour trois" et un poisson volant trouvé sur le pont !!!.De plus nous avons perdu notre appât fétiche négocié dans un village du Cap Vert, simple, mais qui. read more...

Tucanon - Tonga, Blue starfish

The Kingdom of Tonga is stunningly beautiful, the inhabitants that we have met are simply charming, have infinite patience and appear to be incredibly chilled out. It is the only Pacific nation never ruled by a foreign country and has the  last remaining Polynesian monarchy. Thus it remains independent of aid from other countries. The Kingdom is about to become democratic, following an election in the near future.Tonga is made up of 170 islands, of which around a quarter are inhabited, divided into four groups with Tongatapu in the south, Ha'apai consisting of low coral islands with huge volcanoes in the center, Vava'u, where we checked into the country and 300 kilometers further north, the volcanic Niuas.We left Neiafu having stayed there for 3 nights and made passage, all of. read more...

Quasar V of Lleyn - Inspecting the hull

Wednesday 2nd AprilANAHO BAYMalcy inspecting the hullDidn't arrive till mid afternoon after a longish trip a lot of which was against the wind. The others went for a walk along the beach whilst I discovered the Pension on the beach had a restaurant. The restaurant consisted of a corrugated roof held up with scaffolding poles and the grotiest tables and chairs ever seen, with a bit of a makeshift kitchen in the corner! I certainly didn't fancy eating there, but had a beer to pass the time!As I walked back I spotted Cleone had arrived and I was asked by Malcy if we could give them dinner, so we did and guess what .. we had a good evening!clip_image002. read more...

Maamalni - Leg Four - Third installment: This wasn't in the brochure or, MaaMa visits the car wash!

Leg Five - Third installment: This wasn't in the brochure or, MaaMa visits the car wash!As is often the routine with long distance sailors, before leaving port an ad-hoc group of like minded sailors discuss staying in contact with each other during the voyage to swap information and watch out for each in case trouble strikes. This is all done using the using the new-fangled invention called the "radio". The group determines in advance an agreed to call-in time and frequency, which in this case is 1930 Galapagos time (0130 Zulu), thus helping to herd the cats and keep out of trouble.The exchange between boats is Boat Name, present position, both latitude and longitude, current, weather, wind and sea state conditions along with number of "souls on board" or as we know them as people.. read more...

Matilda - Waltzing Matilda - all Night Long. Where for Art Thou Auto Helm

Lots of fun and games aboard since Jonathan's last email - just in case we were in danger of getting bored. I (Heather) was on the helm Wednesday evening when the steering jammed completely. Fortunately we switched onto the Autohelm and it kicked in immediately. That was odd we thought (although I suspect Jonathan thought it was something daft I had done). A little bit later the Autohelm reported a problem and refused to play anymore, so we took over hand steering for the rest of the night while we looked into the problem. What joy - 2 hour stints at the wheel all night long, I needed an upper body workout (and if anyone says this is what we should be doing anyway, I challenge them to have a go). By the way did I mention that we have 30 knots winds with lively seas at them moment?The. read more...

A Lady - Sailing around the World (presently in Savausavau, Fiji)

Monday, 21st June 2010 Lots of chatter on the next door yacht, feckers had us awake with the birds, anyway, up we get, and decide that we have seen all thats to see on the Island, so we will leave tomorrow. After a light breakfast, we did some provisioning,  meat especially, belly pork, mince meat, loin of pork, legs of lamb, chicken, sausages, ( lamb , beef, and cheese & onion lamb sausages) should be interesting. Hopefully, we will have enough to get us to Australia. We looked at changing all the internal lights to LED lights, however, even though the price to do the operation was very right, the color of the fittings were black, and not suitable for "A Lady". However, we did replace all the reading light bulbs with LED's 10 in all, and they are. read more...

BRIZO - Daily Log for 13 Jan 2012

We seem to have developed sympathetic cases of mal du mer, now reported by 75% of the crew. When the lead sufferer feels poorly, so do the others and the opposite is true when the first is feeling better. Hopefully today will be the turning point as far as everyone on board feeling comfortable.So far the only fish we have caught are of the flying variety, so anxious to join us that they leap up onto the boat in the early morning hours. We plan to complete the new deck wash system today so that when we do catch mahi-mahi or tuna, we will be well equipped for cleaning our catch.The girls put in a fair amount of time on schoolwork yesterday although they are likely still behind their shore-based classmates as far as amount of learning since Christmas break. They have completed the drafts of. read more...

Asolare - In Marquesas

st1\:*{behavior:url(#default#ieooui) }Now on the Island of Nuku-Hiva, again a beautiful Island. In an idyllic anchorage on the north coast. Photo of a traditional Polynesian boat in the large anchorage. Will be going to the main Taiohae Bay later today so we can fuel and provision up on Monday. After that setting sail for the islands of Tahiti.Capt. Peterwww.asolare.com P4060111_edited-1. read more...

A Lady - Sailing around the world (presently in Savausavau, Fiji)

Sunday, 20th June 2010  07.30hrs Aileen, Margaret and Skipper hopped out of the scratchers and got ready to go to the church for a musical top up, and of course Mass for Aileen. We ordered a taxi for this trip, as the church was a good few miles away. The Church was very basic, with a corrugated iron, blood red roof. It only had the back half of the church with seats, the rest was floor seating, and you had to take off the shoes at the door and leave them outside. The choir was very good, and the singing excellent, but, very much more raspy than Vava'u. Vava'u definitely took the biscuit for their singing...  As I said before, earth shattering stuff. After Mass, we got a lift back to the town in one of the organized busses that carry the locals to and. read more...

A Lady - Sailing around the World... ( presently in Fiji )

Saturday, 19th June 2010 A much better day today. The Girls got going early, they took a bus across the island to " Labasa "  the capitol of the Island. They explained later that the country side and landscape was beautiful and that the Island was a lot bigger than they imagined. However the bus journey must have been tough going, as they returned by taxi. Overall, the round trip was about 200 km.John hired a scooter and took off  exploring what was to be seen, mostly bird watching, the flying type.Skipper spent most of the day having the laptop serviced and debugged, these bloody contraception, seem to have a mind all of their own, only work now and then, or when they feel like it, and are prone to a  virus as soon as you look at them... Skipper. read more...

Quasar V of Lleyn - Log 05 April

Saturday 5th AprilUA-POULeft Nuka Hiva early afternoon after more shopping and an expensive refuel (about £400!) and had a pleasant sail to Ua-Pou. Decided to go to Hakahau Bay and put my waypoint there only to find that I had actually put the waypoint at Hakahetau Bay when we arrived, same latitude different longitude. oops! Still we had an extra hour for the watermaker after we had emptied the tank as someone was complaining the water tasted off, as we motored an hour round the corner in the dark!We had booked for dinner at the Pension Pukuee and turned up ¾ of an hour late, with the food already on a long table with the 4 house guests. Included on the table were a couple who we had seen in Keikahanui Pearl Lodge and she (who was from Brittany) had just finished a one year. read more...

Ensemble - Day 4: 13 January - Sushi Celebration

Greetings from yacht Ensemble.At 8am ECT we are at N 12d 31.87', W 074d 09.15', with just over 300nm to go. Winds are up to 30 knots, with a 'messy' 1-2m swell. Barometer rising at 1006 hpa, clear and sunny skies, with temperature of 27C.We now have Ensemble in a 'stable' condition. We are able to charge the batteries using the starboard engine (although we can't engage it because the sheet is still wrapped around the propeller and the sea state is still to rough to risk going overboard to untangle it). We are making reasonable speed with the jib reefed in - and should be in the Blas Islands in just over 48 hours.All of this was cause to celebrate - so we popped the bubbly and had a delicious meal of sushi / sashimi. Putting the feast together was no small task in force 6 - with waves. read more...

Crazy Horse - June 20

It is Father's Day here in Savusavu. We have spent the day doing as Bill would wish by cleaning and reorganizing the boat. He cleaned out the back lazerette but Matt had to keep him focused on the task at hand. He would much rather fix something that he spots is broken along the way. That is why we never seem to keep things together and in one place. Bill is great at fixing and repairing and troubleshooting. It is the other putting the stuff back that drives us all crazy.We also took inventory of all our freezer contents so we can use up the food before we get to Australia. I hear that we must not bring any fresh fruit or veggies or meats and fish into the country. We can also only bring limited alcohol products in also. That leaves practically only food in tins that isacceptable for. read more...

Talulah Ruby II - Talulahrubians in Paradise

Well we have been in the Marquesas for 10 days now and have visited 3 islands with 2 more to go, befor heading S.W. to The Tuamatos Islands.The peopla are so friendly,the scenery here is absolutely stunning and we have never seen so many fruit trees: grapefruit, mangoes, coconut and of course bananas. We have many as gifts from the locals.We have been diving seeing huge Manta rays and turtles and thousands of colourful fish.Last night we had dinner with a local family in Hanavave Bay, Fatu Hiva.They made a real feast of raw tuna in Coconut, BBQ chicken, fish and veal, breadfruit, bananas, all washed down with fresh lemonade.Afterwards we had traditional singing and dancing. The whole family are wood and stone carvers and after looking at the goods we decided to buy a beautiful wood. read more...

Pura Vida 6 - Dejamos VENEZUELA y entramos en COLOMBIA

Dejamos VENEZUELA y entramos en COLOMBIA La bienvenida de Colombia ha consistido en una noche en la que el viento ha ido aumentando y aumentando sobrepasando los 25 nudos y el mar encrespado con olas de mas de tres metros rompiendo por la popa.La noche empezo con todo el trapo arriba, pusimos un primer rizo, pero no aguantabamos el barco, las olas nos lo giraban de tal manera que nos entraba el mar por los tambuchos, ya de noche pusimos el segundo y las olas seguían aumentando, salio una luna esplendida en medio de un espectaculo de viento y olas rompiendo en nuestra popa que provocaban que el llevar el timon fuera una descarga continua de adrenalina. Durante toda la noche nadie dejo el timon a Mariano, cada uno en su guardia disfruto y se agoto hasta que entraba el siguiente,. read more...

Anastasia - Poor Parasailor

11:52.8N 75:16.1W  861 miles covered, 240 miles to goUp until 5:30 this evening everything was going really well.  We were averaging 11 knots and making good progress towards San Blas.  The wind was gradually increasing and we were wondering whether it was time to bring the Parasailor down.  A 35 knot gust made the decision for us - the Parasailor exploded (A3F)  Then it was everyone onto the trampoline to pull down the tattered shreds of sail.  Parasailors are normally hard to douse, but it is surprisingly easy to get one down when it is in ribbons.   Anyway, it was fun while it lasted.  Here is a picture of our wake from the time when we were still being pulled along by the Parasailor.  At times when surfing down waves we saw speeds of over. read more...

Graptolite - No Trouble Atoll

We had a pleasant sail over the last few hundred miles to the atoll of Manihi (I might have spelt it wrong earlier). On the way I opened up some strange little leaf parcels that were bought on a whim in Hiva-Oa. They turned out to contain tasty dried bananas. Nobody else would eat them, so more for me then.In the distance, the atoll looked like a row of palm trees and it looked about the same closer up. We got to the pass into the lagoon while there was still an hour left of tide flowing out but Grapto has seen worse tides than that in the Solent and so we powered on through into the lagoon.After anchoring near 'the' village we got a fast boat across the lagoon to the 'Manihi Pearl Beach Resort' for lunch. A fancy hotel with up-market thatched over-water huts for rooms. The place was. read more...

Destiny - Auf dem Weg von Vava'u nach Fiji

Sonntag, 20. Juni 2010 Wir sind heute schon um 6:30 aufgestanden und haben nochmal im ruhigen Wasser der Lagune von Hunga gebadet und geduscht. Heute wollen wir, nachdem sich das Wetter zwischen Tonga und Fiji etwas beruhigt hat, nach Fiji aufbrechen. Um 7:30 Uhr fahren wir durch die nur 20 Meter breite Einfahrt Kalau hinaus aufs offene Meer und verlassen das Insel Paradies von Vava'u Königreich Tonga, in dem wir uns nunmehr 20 Tage aufgehalten und die schönsten Stellen erkundet haben. Wir haben eine wunderschöne Inselwelt, mit Lagunen in den schönsten türkis und hell- und tiefblauen Farben genießen dürfen. Nun nehmen wir Abschied vom Tonganischen Königreich mit seinen freundlichen Menschen. Ronja und Dreamcatcher wollen noch einen Tag länger bleiben und erst morgen aufbrechen.Gegen 8:45. read more...

Asolare - In Marquesas

st1\:*{behavior:url(#default#ieooui) }Thursday 3rd April 2008 The Islands of the Marquesas are truly stunning! They have majestic towering peaks, generally in the clouds and beautiful sandy bays, fringed with coconut palm trees. Most of the island have small villages and at Vaitahu on the Island of Tahuata there is this charming Church with exquisite stain glass windows. Not quite what you would expect for a small village with a population of 89!We have now left the bay of Puamau on Hiva-Oa and heading for Ua-Huka. From there we will go to Nuka Hiva.Capt. Peterwww.asolare.co.ukP3300012_edited-2. read more...

Morning Star - Michael Blog 1

Log 1 Sat Nov 12Michael Tar It is finally confirmed. Tha trip is on. We start after many delays Fri Nov 11 at 1030 from Hampton Virginia to Nanny Cay ,Tortola, BVI. It has been an interesting week between getting used to each other and the boat. The boat is a Kelly Petersen 46 made in Taiwan in 1983. She is a well built boat with a long cruising record that includes 2 Atlantic crossings, so we know she will do fine on this adventure. We spent the Last 4 days while waiting for the right weather window going over the boat, the rigging, the sails, all the safety equipment and drills, and putting everything in its place for the trip. We had eaten out every night at quite good restaurants in Hampton including Brets, Conch and Basket and Java Junkies. Karen The Admiral (owner Carl's. read more...

Trompeta - Halfway to San Blas

After a good start from Rodney Bay we have been lucky to have good sailing conditions with 20+ knots of wind and wonderful clear nights due to the full moon on 9 Jan making night watches a pleasure. Alison saw a shooting star last night and Dave has had a fleeting glimpse of Dolphins. Squalls have brought wind but no rain to speak about.Looking forward to our arrival at San Blas on Sunday all being well!   . read more...

Lady Ev.VI - Daily Log, 14. June 2010

Liebe Mitsegler und alle, die gerne mitlesen:Heute waren wir zum Einklarieren an der Queen´s Wharf von LAUTOKA um Customs, Immi und Gesundheit hinter uns zu bringenGroeßter anzunehmender Fehler-Wir haben an der Pier von Queen ´s Wharf angelegt, hatten noch die Festmacher in der Hand, als ein Fidji im Blaumann, in seiner Pause beim Rauchen gestoert, an die Pier trat und uns sagte, dass, wenn die Festmacher die Pier beruehrten, dies zu einer Strafe von 800,--F-Dollar fuehren wuerde.Wir sollten auf keinen Fall anlegen, sondern noerdlich der s.o. Wharf kreisen oder besser ankern,mit dem Beiboot an der Innenseite der Qu. Wharf anlegen und dann mit allen Papieren(auch mit Wohnort und Postleitzahl der Crew!)zu den Autoritaeten gehen (Inder, sehr freundlich, aber bestehen auf Einhaltung der. read more...

Lady Kay - Fatu Hiva

HiSpent two nights on the small island of Tahuata in a bay which is said to be best for snorkeling in Marquesas. Saw lots of fish that we hadn't seen before, but the great treat was our first view of spinner dolphins. There was a large pod in the bay, and they leap in the air and spin around in a pirouette before crashing back into the water. Quite spectacular and they were there most of the day. Also saw a very large shoal of very large tuna, which kept swimming around the boat with their fins out of the water. For a while we thought they were sharks and were not keen to go into the water, and great relief when we found out they were tuna! Set off early in the morning for the upwind motor-sail to Fatu Hiva. Not used to going upwind and it felt very bumpy, but arrived in Fatu Hiva at. read more...

Voyageur - Log day 112 -Where west meets east...

20 June 2010What a lovely passage this has been. Ok it was a bit rough to start with but we have had good wind all the way and only one small shower of rain. Finally yesterday morning, (Saturday), all the sails came out and as we had come up from the south, the winds put Voyageur on a beam reach, her best and fastest point of sail. Everybody was happy. At 11.31 pm precisely we crossed the International Date Line, our longitude now reading east. Nights are cooler now. There is something very comforting when you reach for a sheet to cocoon yourself within. I am even wearing a fleece on my night watch! The only thing to mar a perfect passage was the failure of the generator. We think the starter motor has jammed, which meant we had to motor sail off and on last night to charge the. read more...

Samsara - there was a loud bang and then....

Jan 12Last night at approx. 7pm we heard a loud bang (never a good sign!) and discovered that the vang had let go. The fitting where the vang attaches to the boom has broken. We will have to get that fixed in Panama but it isn't really having a huge impact on our sailing. We've got the main sheet and an extra tie down to help keep the boom from swinging about too much. So far not a real problem.Another item we have to address in Panama is the whisker pole fitting on the mast - it doesn't fit our pole. So - we'll hopefully be able to buy or have one shipped while in Panama but no whisker pole for this leg.Lee has been fishing for 2 days now - had a bite and reeled it in a bit but lost it yesterday. This morning he had another on the line and we furled the genoa and tried to land it but it. read more...

Glamorous Galah

Lamb roast is the most! It was surreal last night being at the helm in the caribbean sea with a plate of berns roast veg and lamb. Cooked to perfection.Dave cracked 12.1 knots on the jog before we decided a reef in both sails would be prudent. We have covered over 150 nautical miles for the 4th day in a row so the crew are quite happy with Glamorous Galah. Ted. read more...

A Lady - Sailing around the World, Presently in Fiji.

Friday, 18th June 2010      (presently in Fiji) We had trouble with our on bord computer, so the blog took a bit of a dive for a while, and nothing was sent to the "World ARC" site as the address was nicely parked in the ships computer which we could not open... 08.00hrs The torrential rain had ceased, but it was still a dull morning with little or no wind. Our two American friends arrived (Crazy Horse & Ocean Jasper). Great to see them again! We relaxed for a while on board, it turned out that 5" of rain fell yesterday, but now with the sun trying desperately hard to shine, we can hear the local Police band playing great brass music as they marched up the street (today is a national day against crime). We think this is in celebration. read more...

Quasar V of Lleyn - Quasar V Log

Friday 4th AprilBOAT DAY IN THE BAYJB: Having indulged in a lovely tour the day before, we had allocated today as a work day on the boat, although Lindsey (having fallen in love with the island the day before) went horse riding in the morning - more about that later.Malcy started work on the macerator pump, a job which had him occupied for most of the day. It's not a pleasant job (it involves number 2's) and poor Malcy persevered with it. Barry went to pick up our bags of laundry and feeling confident that I could identify everyone's clothing and bedding I volunteered to sort it out. After the tenth time I asked "whose is this?", it became apparent that some one else's laundry had been mixed up with ours!Robert, Barry and I decided to press on with lowering the second yankee (headsail). read more...

Voyageur - Log day 111 - Nearly a rally!

19 June 2010 Once more the group has become a little fragmented not through anybody's fault, just from circumstances beyond any control. Chessie we last saw in Bora Bora when they took the trouble to fly there from Papeete for the rally get together in the Yacht Club there. They were awaiting a new sail. At long last J'Sea has returned to the fold. He was delayed in Panama and now six months later has caught up with us sailing in a few days ago. Brown Eyed Girl also delayed back in Bora Bora but are here now also. They have had more than their fair share of bad luck. First on their passage from Niue to here the autopilot failed, then while at the customs dock he had a small fire on board due to a faulty circuit breaker which caused the generator to fail. To add insult to injury whilst. read more...

Pura Vida 6 - Message from: Antonio

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Pura Vida 6 - Message from: Antonio

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Crazy Horse - June 18

We made it to Fiji!Rain, snow, or sleet could keep us away!As we were trying to make it into our harbor last night the weather kept getting worse and worse. We couldn't see a thing and there was a thick fog not helping us to make our way in. So when we were about 7 miles out we decided to turn around and wait it out in the rain, fog, waves, etc.Whatever mother nature threw at us kept us all taking turns being on watch as we waited to make landfall. While on my watch as I was looking at the radar and GPS trying to see through the weather what should appear suddenly on my port side but a red light. After calling on the radio several times I got through and discovered it was Jack from Windswept waiting out the weather too. So we kept our eyes on each other and came into port together at. read more...

Pura Vida 6 - Message from: Antonio

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