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A Family Visit, and Decommissioning

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Our kids and grandkids arrived in Fiji at the beginning of November. They had a ball.  It was perfect weather.  We cooled off in our private pool, we had drinks at the Island Bar Musket Cove Yacht Club, we swam in … Continue reading

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TONGA, A FORBIDDEN SAILING PARADISE

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A 2002 Tongan cruisers guidebook raved about sailing in Vava’u, Tonga, but added the caveat, “The downside, if you consider crowds a negative, are the hordes of cruisers that clog Nieafu Harbor and the closer anchorages.”  And admittedly, although I … Continue reading

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Three Months Sailing and Playing in The Vava’u Group, Tonga

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Having left behind the steep volcanic mountains of the Society Islands of French Polynesia for the 1400 mile westward sail to Tonga, we were startled to find that the islands of Tonga were completely geologically different. No mountains here, just … Continue reading

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OUR MAIDEN OCEAN CROSSING FROM MEXICO TO THE MARQUESAS: A “BLOW BY BLOW” ACCOUNT

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Have you ever wondered what life is like, day to day, on a month-long, open-ocean crossing? Where there is absolutely no option available to pull over to make a repair, to buy fuel or food, or just to take a … Continue reading

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