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Walkabout II Pacific Cruise 2018
Life is not a rehearsal
Port Vila to Noumea
It was quite a slow sail to Port Vila and we ended up motor sailing for a good portion of the way. When we arrived we radioed the...
Fiji – Vanuatu
Chris and I arrived back at the Vuda Point Marina which is just out of Latouka, with my teeth issues sorted to what they can be until I...
Beveridge Reef – Niue – Tonga
With some wind behind us we had a fantastic sail to Beveridge Reef which was our next stop. Beveridge Reef is an undersea mountain that...
Rarotonga – Palmerston
We continued to have a very nice sail to Rarotonga and made it in under four days. This meant that we arrived at about 1:00 am, so we...
Moorea, Raiatea and Taaha
We had a very nice two hour sail to Moorea where we anchored in Cooks Bay which isn’t where Captain Cook landed in Moorea which was...
Arrived in Tahiti!
Leaving Rurutu with 10 knots of easterly breeze gave us a beautiful beam reach to Tahiti. We averaged a solid 7knts so had to reef our...
Touring Rurutu
We arrived in Rurutu at around 3pm in the afternoon. As the anchor was hitting the bottom several towns’ people began to appear until...
Land Ho Rurutu!
I’m writing this on a glorious 15knt beam reach passage from Rurutu to Papeete…. Ahhh finally the tropics! Well I knew that this passage...
Opua Rest Stop
Well needless to say since arriving in NZ there has been a lot of repairs! We needed to wait for parts and line up tradesmen to complete...
Made it to New Zealand
I wrote this while we were in Opua but put off posting it until later because it wasn't exactly an optimum start to our journey and I...
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Sat, 06 Oct06 Oct 2018, 9:00 am – 27 Oct 2018, 9:00 amNoumea, Noumea, New CaledoniaSetting off from Noumea we will visit several islands that sit inside the world’s second largest barrier reef, possibly visiting the Isle of Pines a second time before departing on the last passage to Brisbane. Fast sailing in an area of fast moving fronts. Sailing to Moreton Bay.
Sat, 15 Sept15 Sept 2018, 9:00 am – 05 Oct 2018, 9:00 amPort Vila, Port Vila, VanuatuExhilarating sailing, difficult navigation and coral piloting plus exotic islands highlight this leg. After a 220 mile passage we’ll make landfall and explore the isolated Loyalty Islands. Then we will visit the spectacular Isle of Pines before going to Noumea. “The Paris of the South Seas”.
Mon, 27 Aug27 Aug 2018, 9:00 am – 14 Sept 2018, 9:00 amLautoka, Lautoka, FijiIf fast downwind sailing, interesting and unusual islands and culture plus great weather appeals, check this one out. Following a 550 mile broad reach we’ll clear at Aneityum, Vanuatu. A fast 50 mile downwind passage will see us anchoring in the shadow of and visiting the active Mt. Yasur volcano.
Thu, 09 Aug09 Aug 2018, 9:00 am – 26 Aug 2018, 9:00 amNuku'alofa, Nuku'alofa, TongaAfter exploring Tonga we will once again head west through the windward islands of Fiji to clear customs at Suva. We can then spend many glorious days sailing around the Fijian islands ending up in Lautoka. Lautoka being near the Nadi airport making a very convenient crew change location.
Tue, 17 July17 July 2018, 9:00 am – 08 Aug 2018, 9:00 amRarotonga, Rarotonga, Cook IslandsFollowing a fast 600 mile broad reach from Rarotonga, we look forward to landfall at Niue, known to be the world’s smallest and friendliest island nation. Possibly swimming with humpback whales (if we’re lucky), snorkelling (maybe Scuba) and cycling before heading west to the islands of Tonga.
Sat, 23 June23 June 2018, 9:00 pm – 16 July 2018, 9:00 amPape'ete, Pape'ete, French PolynesiaArriving just in time for the Hieva Festival, this leg showcases the best sailing and most beautiful islands in the world. It offers a comprehensive overview of tropical passage making starting with an afternoon sail to Moorea, an overnighter to Huahine, day sails to Raiatea, Tahaa, Bora Bora
Thu, 24 May24 May 2018, 9:00 pm – 22 June 2018, 9:00 amAuckland, Auckland, New Zealand24 May to 22 June - This is the longest and most exhilarating passage of the voyage. Skirting the Roaring Forties in an area of fast-moving fronts before blast-reaching up to Rurutu in the Austral Islands and then on to Tahiti, providing an introduction to tropical cruising. Total distance 2,700mile
Sat, 05 May05 May 2018, 9:00 pm – 23 May 2018, 9:00 amManly, Manly QLD 4179, AustraliaIf you are after a demanding ocean passage, warmer and shorter than Leg 2, here it is! This 1500 mile Tasman crossing, which is an area of some volatility of which May/June is the calmest time. Our departure date will be flexible and carefully chosen to make for the most comfortable crossing.
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