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...
by Allen | Apr 6, 2023 | Updates
From Nuku Hiva to Raroia After a day and a half of superb sailing, the wind fizzled out to little more than a zephyr, so we motored the other day and a half towards Raroia. Easing our way through the pass at midday, we made our way to the east side of the atoll to...
by Allen | Feb 27, 2023 | Updates
Fatu Hiva We couldn’t have asked for better weather for our sail to the Marquesas. Just like our passage to the Gambier from the Tuamotus, this was also a single-tack sail all the way. And we only switched on the engine after five days and 800 miles to park up...
by Allen | Feb 15, 2023 | Updates
Volleyball, boules and booze Our tour of the islands gave us ideas on where to go – and the places to avoid because they look too sketchy for boats carrying over two metres of draft. Following the channel back out of the Gambier, we turned left near the northern...
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