Laura’s Circumnavigation 2009 – 2011

9th July 2011

My SSB radio died :(

I kept busy all day mostly doing small things aboard, like cleaning the boat again, inflating the dinghy and with one mega-task…Lately my SSB radio was […]
10th July 2011

Can’t fix the SSB :(

With Henk we tried to reanimate my ICOM 700 Pro SSB radio. He has exactly the same, and as a test we installed it in place […]
11th July 2011

Engine Maintenance

Thank you very much for all the e-mails and advices about my SSB radio. I was given a small handheld transmitter by another sailor, so if […]
12th July 2011

Paperwork..Sigh

There was no wind at all last night and mosquitoes came en masse to visit. So at 3 AM I was awake and I just couldn’t […]
13th July 2011

Preparations to continue to Fiji & some photo’s

Today I am setting sail heading for the Fiji Islands. Yesterday I made all the last preparations. There was a mega-pile of laundry waiting for me… […]
14th July 2011

On our way again

Guppy and I are en Route again. At first the wind seemed to cooperate but later in the day it weakened and now it is blowing […]
15th July 2011

Johoo, I will get a new SSB radio from ICOM

After calm winds for the past several hours there is now a good sidewind blowing so ‘Gup’ and I are heading for the atolls at 6,5 […]
16th July 2011

A minefield of reefs, atolls and Islands

Yesterday Guppy and I sailed between the first islands, atolls and reefs. I was really surprised to see a mountain rising out of the water where […]
17th July 2011

Nightly arrival into Suva

Guppy and I have come through unscathed from the reefs, and around midnight we dropped anchor off the city of Suva, Fiji – then I enjoyed […]