Dear F&F, October 5th-6th, 2011 (Eastern Hemisphere) I\’d made arrangements for Kay and I to fly to Tanna Island, about an hour flight. Despite assurances that the drive upon arrival would be fairly easy, it was anything but! I would have to say that the 20 minute drive to our hotel was exciting, but nothing […]
Tanna Island Volcano Trip….. Read More »
Dear F&F, October 3rd, 2011 (Eastern Hemisphere) As lovely as our time together was, Anja had met \”someone\” while we were in Fiji. They decided on a rendezvous in Brisbane, Australia and far be it from me to hold back young love…:-)) I don\’t want to embarrass Anja, so I\’ll just leave the details for
Port Vila….Goodbye Anja, Hello Kay!…. Read More »
Dear F&F, September 30 – October 1st, 2011 (Eastern Hemisphere) We left our mooring at Aore Island with a favorable weather report to motor south against the dormant trade winds. We weren\’t sure how far we\’d get, but wanted to try and keep the trip to two days. As such, we ended up going down
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YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2011/10/27 06:04 LATITUDE: 27-26.65S LONGITUDE: 153-06.43E COMMENT: Beach House – DOCKED – Rivergate Marina – Brisbane, Australia. All checked in….The Puddle has been Jumped……Drinking a toast to Cindy, thanks for the wine Jerome and Nathalie. Dinner with s/v \”Dream Caper\” from San Rafael, California
YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2011/10/26 20:50 LATITUDE: 26-48.97S LONGITUDE: 153-10.68E COURSE: 263T SPEED: 7.4 MARINE: NO WIND_SPEED: 15 WIND_DIR: 186T CLOUDS: 100% VISIBILITY: 10 BARO: 1017 AIR_TEMP: 21.1C COMMENT: Beach House – ARRIVAL – Moreton Bay Outer Buoy – Brisbane, Australia. A bit nasty still from the frontal passage last night. Should check in with Customs
YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2011/10/25 21:02 LATITUDE: 26-36.43S LONGITUDE: 156-14.20E COURSE: 266T SPEED: 6.0 MARINE: YES WIND_SPEED: 7 WIND_DIR: 039T WAVE_HT: 0.1M WAVE_PER: 8 SWELL_DIR: E SWELL_HT: 1.0M SWELL_PER: 8 CLOUDS: 70% VISIBILITY: 10 BARO: 1016 TREND: 1 AIR_TEMP: 26.1C SEA_TEMP: 22.2C COMMENT: Beach House – EN ROUTE – New Caledonia to Brisbane, Australia. Day 4
YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2011/10/23 00:00 LATITUDE: 26-01.66S LONGITUDE: 159-10.24E COURSE: 224T SPEED: 7.0 MARINE: YES WIND_SPEED: 15 WIND_DIR: 071T WAVE_HT: 0.1M WAVE_PER: 8 SWELL_DIR: ENE SWELL_HT: 1.2M SWELL_PER: 8 CLOUDS: 35% VISIBILITY: 15 BARO: 1018 AIR_TEMP: 26.1C SEA_TEMP: 23.3C COMMENT: Beach House – EN ROUTE – New Caledonia to Brisbane, Australia. 325 nm to go.
YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2011/10/23 21:26 LATITUDE: 24-40.36S LONGITUDE: 161-40.59E COURSE: 253T SPEED: 7.7 MARINE: YES WIND_SPEED: 20 WIND_DIR: 090T WAVE_HT: 0.5M WAVE_PER: 8 SWELL_DIR: E SWELL_HT: 2.8M SWELL_PER: 8 CLOUDS: 25% VISIBILITY: 15 BARO: 1022 AIR_TEMP: 23.9C SEA_TEMP: 23.3C COMMENT: Beach House – EN ROUTE – New Caledonia to Brisbane, Australia – End Day 2,
YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2011/10/22 22:21 LATITUDE: 23-49.67S LONGITUDE: 164-31.62E COURSE: 250T SPEED: 7.4 MARINE: YES WIND_SPEED: 22 WIND_DIR: 097T WAVE_HT: 0.5M WAVE_PER: 7 SWELL_DIR: ESE SWELL_HT: 2.8M SWELL_PER: 8 CLOUDS: 70% VISIBILITY: 15 BARO: 1022 AIR_TEMP: 23.9C SEA_TEMP: 23.3C COMMENT: Beach House – EN ROUTE – New Caledonia to Brisbane, Australia 170 mile first day.
YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2011/10/22 04:00 LATITUDE: 23-09.60S LONGITUDE: 166-40.42E COURSE: 251T SPEED: 7.1 MARINE: YES WIND_SPEED: 20 WIND_DIR: 113T WAVE_HT: 0.5M WAVE_PER: 8 SWELL_DIR: ESE SWELL_HT: 2.8M SWELL_PER: 8 CLOUDS: 30% VISIBILITY: 15 BARO: 1020 TREND: -1 AIR_TEMP: 23.3C SEA_TEMP: 23.9C COMMENT: Beach House – EN ROUTE – New Caledonia to Brisbane, Australia