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8th July 2011
8th July 2011
Arrived in Tonga – Vavau & some Pictures from the crossing
I am moored in Tonga. Last night I tried to sail very slowly, but I still was too fast even after replacing the Genoa by the
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7th July 2011
7th July 2011
35nm to go
There is a pretty wind blowing again, but at this time I don’t really want it. Guppy is now going too fast! I have 35 nautical
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6th July 2011
6th July 2011
A meeting on open ocean
After many hours on a close course that felt like being on a rocking horse the winds slowly faded. Guppy made good progress and from going
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5th July 2011
5th July 2011
Using Duct tape as anti chafe is NOT a good idea..
The wind keeps merrilly fooling around… Last night it shifted to the North, which was great. So this meant that I just had to unrig the
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4th July 2011
4th July 2011
Changed my mind & course
Gup and I have decided not to stop in Niue but to go directly to Tonga. Via SSB radio all the sailors who have been to
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3rd July 2011
3rd July 2011
Wind! Yay
I had planned my route to sail close to Palmerston Atoll [Southern Cook Islands], so that maybe I could see it … But sadly it was
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2nd July 2011
2nd July 2011
When there’s no wind at least I have an SSB radio
Yeah – wind blowing since yesterday. But it kept playing games on Guppy so I was busy all day adjusting the sails and correcting course. At
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1st July 2011
1st July 2011
Fight with the Code 0 & a squall
Finally some winds… And they are here for awhile. Early this morning there was some light wind but by the time I had all the sails
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30th June 2011
30th June 2011
What a bilge pump alarm and cockroaches have in common.
I feel much better today, so things are going in the right direction. But I can’t say it is the same with the wind although I
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