17th June 2012 17th June 2012Dolphins and big schools of fishWe are slowly getting there. There’s already a little bit more windand it has shifted to east, so it’s from behind now. The wind forecastsounds a […]
19th June 2012 19th June 2012Reflections on whats gone and what’s to comeThere’s about 15 to 20 knots of wind now, occasional rain with morewind and it’s exactly from behind. The waves got a little higher soit’s more […]
21st June 2012 21st June 2012Racing a long at 7knots!Last night we had 25 knots of wind and really confused cross seaswhich made life uncomfortable and sleeping very hard. But it’s alreadya whole lot better […]
23rd June 2012 23rd June 2012The weather certainly isn’t as peaceful as last year!Last night, a lot of squalls came over us. The rain poured all night,at times with as much as 30 knots of wind coming from every […]
25th June 2012 25th June 2012130nm left to Hiva OaThe wind has totally dropped down over the last day so we’re runningthe engine, as expected. We still have 130 miles to go. And just likeevery […]
26th June 2012 26th June 2012It’s so good to be back!We arrived in Hiva Oa after I don’t know how many days at sea, since Ididn’t count them. We went to the little town and I […]
28th June 2012 28th June 2012Some Island explorations I didn’t get to do last yearAfter a year away, seeing the island of Hiva Oa appear on the horizonwas magical for me. It felt just like I had never left. And […]
30th June 2012 30th June 2012Moved to a more quiet bay.We decided to leave Hiva Oa and go a few miles further to Tahuatu, aslife was getting pretty uncomfortable with the big swell coming intothe bay. […]
2nd July 2012 2nd July 2012Soaking in the peacefulness of TahuatuWe’ve moved over to another bay, still on the same island, but twobays further. There is a little town and the people are very laid backand […]