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We left the Marquesas on the evening of 28th August and the first night gave us a very confused sea with wind opposite swell which caused a curious and rather unpleasant twisting motion in the boat . Luckily this did … Continue reading →

We left the north coast of Hiva Oa at 3.00 am with the moon just rising always a welcome sight for a night sail .We wanted to arrive in Ua Pou in daylight, this is an island to the north … Continue reading →

Hiva oa We anchored fore and aft in the little harbour of Atuona and were amazed the next day when a very little boat arrived from South America after 55 days at sea crewed by a very tired looking young … Continue reading →

On the 26th July we still had about 950 nm to go. We noticed our speed had dropped and after consulting the Admiralty Pilot book we discovered that the favourable 1kt equatorial current disappears south of 8 degrees sadly. We … Continue reading →

We arrived safely on the island of Hiva Oa on august 1st late at night after 22 days at sea. We anchored in a bay on the north shore and the next day moved to the main town of Atuona … Continue reading →

Our departure from Bahia de Caraquez was more complicated than expected because we discovered that the document we had received there on our arrival in November last year to enable us to import the boat into Ecuador had metamorphosed from … Continue reading →

We started work on the boat in earnest on our return from the Galapagos . Baringo was on the hard for a few more days and we stayed in a nearby hotel in La Libertad , adequate but not luxurious … Continue reading →

We left Hong Kong on 30th May after teaching the medical students at Chinese university since mid- January. It was a good opportunity to learn about living on land again and catching up with friends and not least refreshing the … Continue reading →

We stayed in Panama for a few days preparing for our journey and as usual a few unexpected problems to solve .We still had to get the second fridge fixed Edgar the fridge expert had been working on it since … Continue reading →

We moved into  the Flamenco Marina the morning after the transit although we had to wait until mid-day for the rain to stop. The marina  is situated on Flamenco island which is now at the end of a causeway from … Continue reading →