Hello All,
We had been sailing the last 24 hours but a wind shift to the north forced us to motor sail this morning. The forecast is still calling for north east winds for tomorrow (Friday) so we will be holding our breath. Outside of wondering when we get to sail things are pretty good on board, just catching up on sleep and reading. We spotted a small ship tonight, first boat we have seen out here. The sea has been pretty flat so at least the motion of the boat is comfortable.
I will let you know when we finally get the wind we need so for now I will talk to you later.
PEACE
P.S. The blog was sent on 1-18-2012
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Position 03 59.69S 158 26.47E
Hello All,
We are about 200 miles from the Equator heading due north. The weather the last few days has been beautiful, sunny skies puffy cumulus clouds and very little wind. We have been motor sailing for 70 hours now. I am hoping for wind above the Equator to get us on in to Pohnpei, we will see. The nice thing is the seas are basically flat so it is easy to sleep and eat. Kaspar and Magnus are doing great and we have just been visiting and hoping for some wind. I have enough Diesel for about another 100 hours of running. That should get us out of the calm area known as the Doldrums. We will keep our fingers crossed.
That's all for now and I will let you know if anything changes.
PEACE
We are about 200 miles from the Equator heading due north. The weather the last few days has been beautiful, sunny skies puffy cumulus clouds and very little wind. We have been motor sailing for 70 hours now. I am hoping for wind above the Equator to get us on in to Pohnpei, we will see. The nice thing is the seas are basically flat so it is easy to sleep and eat. Kaspar and Magnus are doing great and we have just been visiting and hoping for some wind. I have enough Diesel for about another 100 hours of running. That should get us out of the calm area known as the Doldrums. We will keep our fingers crossed.
That's all for now and I will let you know if anything changes.
PEACE
Monday, January 16, 2012
Heading to the Sun
Hello All,
My position is 07 14.04S 158 00.19E We finally got out of the country and are heading north. The wind is very light and is blowing NNE which is not in our favor but it is 5 knots or less so we have the main up and I am running the iron sail for now. This time of year the trade winds go away and are replaced by westerlies or are very calm. The equator could be anyone's guess and I hope there is a nice north east trade wind blowing once we get into the North. Everyone is doing well on board and we caught a 15 lb mackerel today woo hoo! so we will have a good dinner.
Yesterday morning we left Liapari and headed to Gizo to do some last minute things and then headed for Sunbis Resort. There was an acustic 3 piece band playing there. Noel and Rosie from Liapari were there with their power boat to see the band and visit with everyone. There were also a few cruising couples there so we stayed a few hours and had Pizza before we left at 1800 last night. It felt like a send off party so it was a great way to say good bye.
I will keep in touch. That is all for now.
PEACE
This was delayed coming to me. Rick did this blog on Saturday the 14th.
My position is 07 14.04S 158 00.19E We finally got out of the country and are heading north. The wind is very light and is blowing NNE which is not in our favor but it is 5 knots or less so we have the main up and I am running the iron sail for now. This time of year the trade winds go away and are replaced by westerlies or are very calm. The equator could be anyone's guess and I hope there is a nice north east trade wind blowing once we get into the North. Everyone is doing well on board and we caught a 15 lb mackerel today woo hoo! so we will have a good dinner.
Yesterday morning we left Liapari and headed to Gizo to do some last minute things and then headed for Sunbis Resort. There was an acustic 3 piece band playing there. Noel and Rosie from Liapari were there with their power boat to see the band and visit with everyone. There were also a few cruising couples there so we stayed a few hours and had Pizza before we left at 1800 last night. It felt like a send off party so it was a great way to say good bye.
I will keep in touch. That is all for now.
PEACE
This was delayed coming to me. Rick did this blog on Saturday the 14th.
Friday, January 13, 2012
Breaking in the new crew
Hello All,
I finally got the boat out of Gizo and took the boat to Liapari Island to show the guys Noels place. We had a northerly wind so we got to sail most of the way over. Magnus's luggage hasn't showed up yet so we figured we would spend till Sunday here and then go back to town and see if it had come in.
We will be leaving the country Sunday night either way. The weather looks okay to go north so it's time to go.
Gizo has been a fun town to hang out in and I have met some really great cruisers and locals.
I will let you know what we are up to over here and keep you updated.
That's all for now.
PEACE
I finally got the boat out of Gizo and took the boat to Liapari Island to show the guys Noels place. We had a northerly wind so we got to sail most of the way over. Magnus's luggage hasn't showed up yet so we figured we would spend till Sunday here and then go back to town and see if it had come in.
We will be leaving the country Sunday night either way. The weather looks okay to go north so it's time to go.
Gizo has been a fun town to hang out in and I have met some really great cruisers and locals.
I will let you know what we are up to over here and keep you updated.
That's all for now.
PEACE
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
New crew is here
Hello All,
I have my new crew on board. Kaspar from New zealand and Magnus from Denmark. Magnus arrived yesterday and Kaspar today. We have been visiting and getting to know each other. Kaspar has sailed heaps costal in NZ but never off shore and Magnus hasn't sailed much but is keen to learn. It should be a good time sailing with both of them, looking forward to it. Magnus's luggage didn't make it here from Fiji so we will wait a few days for it to get here, we hope. For now I will get them used to the boat, we will go out for a sail tomorrow and show them how everything works and will hang out here until the weekend. We will check out of the country on Friday. Then we will be off north to Micronesia, Pohnpei them Guam. This will be the first time the boat has been north of the equator in over 2 years.
I will keep in touch so till then.
PEACE
I have my new crew on board. Kaspar from New zealand and Magnus from Denmark. Magnus arrived yesterday and Kaspar today. We have been visiting and getting to know each other. Kaspar has sailed heaps costal in NZ but never off shore and Magnus hasn't sailed much but is keen to learn. It should be a good time sailing with both of them, looking forward to it. Magnus's luggage didn't make it here from Fiji so we will wait a few days for it to get here, we hope. For now I will get them used to the boat, we will go out for a sail tomorrow and show them how everything works and will hang out here until the weekend. We will check out of the country on Friday. Then we will be off north to Micronesia, Pohnpei them Guam. This will be the first time the boat has been north of the equator in over 2 years.
I will keep in touch so till then.
PEACE
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Back to the Rat Race in Gizo
Hello All,
I made the 3 hour crossing back to Gizo with flat calm seas and no wind. My time at Liapari was so good, I said good bye to Rosie and Noel and really didn't want to go. The trouble with sailing is the boat always moves so when you get to know people you don't want to leave. This has happened so many times I am numb to it. If weather is crap when my crew gets here I may go back to Liapari to wait, but we will see.
For now I will be here anchored in front of PT109 and visiting with the boats anchored here. I need to get fuel and groceries on the boat and I may have to do more paperwork to get the crew here. So for now I am in the big city of the west.
PEACE
I made the 3 hour crossing back to Gizo with flat calm seas and no wind. My time at Liapari was so good, I said good bye to Rosie and Noel and really didn't want to go. The trouble with sailing is the boat always moves so when you get to know people you don't want to leave. This has happened so many times I am numb to it. If weather is crap when my crew gets here I may go back to Liapari to wait, but we will see.
For now I will be here anchored in front of PT109 and visiting with the boats anchored here. I need to get fuel and groceries on the boat and I may have to do more paperwork to get the crew here. So for now I am in the big city of the west.
PEACE
Monday, January 2, 2012
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year everyone,
I had a great New Years Eve here on the Island. I took a 5 mile walk over to the other island Vella Lavella. I found the old air field that was used by Papi Boington and the Black Sheep Squadron during WWII. It was mostly grown over but you could still see where it was. The walk was on a nice trail through the bush and it was very hot. I think it got to 100 with 90% humidity yesterday. When I got back I was worn out.
Last night myself and 2 other boats brought in the New Years with a BBQ at the Round House. We had BBQ chicken, salad, potatoes and many other things that people brought. Noel made a massive bon fire that we set off minutes before midnight and we used expired flares for fireworks. The party was a big hit and we all had a great time.
Tonight I will get to have another New Years Eve with my family via a phone call. My Mom has family visiting to bring in the new year so it will be cool to talk on the phone a few minutes.
The next few days I think I will hang out here and enjoy the nice quiet anchorage.
PEACE
P. S. Rick sent this on Saturday Dec. 31, 2011
I had a great New Years Eve here on the Island. I took a 5 mile walk over to the other island Vella Lavella. I found the old air field that was used by Papi Boington and the Black Sheep Squadron during WWII. It was mostly grown over but you could still see where it was. The walk was on a nice trail through the bush and it was very hot. I think it got to 100 with 90% humidity yesterday. When I got back I was worn out.
Last night myself and 2 other boats brought in the New Years with a BBQ at the Round House. We had BBQ chicken, salad, potatoes and many other things that people brought. Noel made a massive bon fire that we set off minutes before midnight and we used expired flares for fireworks. The party was a big hit and we all had a great time.
Tonight I will get to have another New Years Eve with my family via a phone call. My Mom has family visiting to bring in the new year so it will be cool to talk on the phone a few minutes.
The next few days I think I will hang out here and enjoy the nice quiet anchorage.
PEACE
P. S. Rick sent this on Saturday Dec. 31, 2011
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