We had a wonderful time anchored in Fatu Hiva. We enjoyed our evenings with our first group of sailing cruisers swapping sea stories. Chris, the woodcarver, came out to our boat with his friend and brother to teach us Marquesas Ukulele. They brought us goat coconut and papaya, Marquesas possion […]
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Yesterday we poured in the fuel tank our last 12 gallons of diesel that we allowed ourselves for the passage, keeping 2 jerry jugs of reserve fuel for maneuvering around anchorages and the leeward side of Tahuata. The forecast predicted the tapering of wind down to six knots yesterday and […]
We’ve had our share of squalls while sailing the South Pacific probably because we are sailing off season and this is the rainy season. Our trip from Makemo to Fatu Hiva the squalls have been helpful because the lack of wind. We’re almost excited to see a squall pop on […]
For our non-sailing friends a starboard tack is when the wind contacts first (also referred to as windward) the starboard (right) side of the boat and a port tack, the port side is to windward. We’ve all seen beautiful sailing boats that are not level but look like they are […]
We pressured cooked our cooked chicken from yesterday, but sadly we’re not sure if it is any good. Sara forgot to refrigerate the chicken broth last night and we mistakenly added about a 1/3 cup to the canned chicken. The chicken pieces were in the freezer, but the broth stayed […]
Surprisingly our weather has become favorable to leave the Tuamotu Islands and try for the most easterly island of the Marquesas called Fatu-Hiva. This little window is coming at a bit of a price because to catch the east winds we need to motor for one day as far east […]
What makes a good day at sea? It was a sunny day, no rain, about 78 degrees, the wind let up to an average of 15 knots such that we could put up full sail and make a relatively good and comfortable speed given how close to the direction of […]
This morning, the first day of 2017, we said farewell to Tahiti, and as the “subject” of this writing sugests, “Na Na” means “good bye” in Polynesian. However, our departure this morning was not as early as we planned the night before, that being New Years Eve. Thus, at 1:15 […]
We found a weather window and we are into the wind again. We waited a day to let the sea calm down and the waves lay a little flatter, but the conditions are still not as ideal. Sara has been able to maintain her meals, but still remains a little […]
Huge bummer! We fished the entire way between Raiatea and Huahine with our new hand-lines and not even a nibble. We had a little hope when birds started to circle near the Avamoa Pass outside of the main village Fare, but then as we got closer they just sat on […]
Many boat duties are divided into blue or boy jobs or girl or pink jobs. The division of jobs is not on purpose but basically boils down to task that need to be done. Sara was woke by Wade to assume her watch in the middle of the night but […]
Hi Everyone, A short noon report today, but we can report that we caught 3 fish although two got away. Maybe the bringing in of fish and numerous sail changes caused Wade’s finger to start hurting and swell again, that being the one poked by the big lobster. Ice seems […]