by Allen | Aug 19, 2023 | Updates
Welcome to the Kingdom of Tonga A brisk wind blasted us west from Niue to Neaifu, just in time for sunrise. After steering through the narrow channel into Neiafu harbour, we rafted up alongside another boat, Ostrika, already parked on the fisherman’s dock....
by Allen | Jul 14, 2023 | Updates
The Peaceful Sea Magellan must have witnessed a very different Pacific Ocean when he christened it Mar Pacifico, the Peaceful Sea. Our experiences have been anything but peaceful. But on our voyage between Bora Bora and Niue, not only was there very little wind, there...
by Allen | Jul 2, 2023 | Updates
Westward Bound Well, that’s it. After a total of 3 years, our sailing adventure in French Polynesia has drawn to a close. We’ve had a blast from our initial arrival in the Marquesas on Lady Jane in May 2019 until our departure on 19th June 2023 onboard Jamala. So far,...
by Allen | Jun 7, 2023 | Updates
Gear overboard With the washing machine installed, it was time to deal with the sticking sheave on the Genoa track. Not something I was looking forward to. But, after reading comments from others who had done it before, I felt like I half knew what to do and set about...
by Allen | May 10, 2023 | Updates
Leaving Fakarava Before setting sail on our mission to replace the washing machine, we did our usual weather checks: wind, gusts, and waves, and paid particular attention to CAPE (Convective Available Potential Energy), which indicates energy available for...
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