YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2010/08/17 06:35 LATITUDE: 18-51.05S LONGITUDE: 172-55.98W COURSE: 274T SPEED: 4.4 MARINE: YES WIND_SPEED: 10 WIND_DIR: 086T WAVE_HT: 0.3M WAVE_PER: 8 SWELL_DIR: ESE SWELL_HT: 1.5M SWELL_PER: 8 CLOUDS: 100% VISIBILITY: 4 BARO: 1017.5 TREND: 2 AIR_TEMP: 23.9C SEA_TEMP: 26.7C COMMENT: Beach House – EN ROUTE – Niue to Vavau, Tonga. (3/4ths the way). […]
YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2010/08/16 18:23 LATITUDE: 18-55.27S LONGITUDE: 171-51.04W COURSE: 272T SPEED: 5.1 MARINE: YES WIND_SPEED: 7 WIND_DIR: 059T WAVE_HT: 0.1M WAVE_PER: 8 SWELL_DIR: ESE SWELL_HT: 1.5M SWELL_PER: 8 CLOUDS: 80% VISIBILITY: 15 BARO: 1016.9 TREND: 2 AIR_TEMP: 27.8C COMMENT: Beach House – EN ROUTE – Niue to Vavau, Tonga (1/2 Way). \”Quickstar\” & \”Proximity\”?
YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2010/08/16 04:32 LATITUDE: 18-59.89S LONGITUDE: 170-39.87W COURSE: 273T SPEED: 5.1 MARINE: YES WIND_SPEED: 13 WIND_DIR: 106T WAVE_HT: 0.2M WAVE_PER: 8 SWELL_DIR: SE SWELL_HT: 1.5M SWELL_PER: 8 CLOUDS: 80% VISIBILITY: 15 BARO: 1016.4 TREND: 2 AIR_TEMP: 25.6C COMMENT: Beach House – EN ROUTE – Niue to Vavau, Tonga. Quickstar close enough to lasso!
YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2010/08/15 20:55 LATITUDE: 19-02.67S LONGITUDE: 169-59.28W COURSE: 272T SPEED: 6.2 MARINE: NO WIND_SPEED: 10 WIND_DIR: 086T CLOUDS: 50% VISIBILITY: 15 BARO: 1017.7 AIR_TEMP: 25.6C COMMENT: Beach House – EN ROUTE – Alofi, Niue – Sailing Solo to Vava\’u Tonga, s/v Quickstar \”buddy boat\”. Cindy will meet me there from Auckland, NZ.
Dear Mr. and Mrs. Stolnitz, what a suprise you made for us. I really would have loved being with you when going down to the wreck of the legendary Seeadler. Perhaps I will have the chance one time. Thank you very much for sending us this information and the link to the wonderful pictures. Indeed
\”Seeadler\” photos….Letter from the Felix Count von Luckner Society Read More »
Dear F&F, 29 July 2010 The island of Niue is in free association with New Zealand, one of the many islands of the South Pacific that without outside aid would economically collapse. Most native Niueans have emigrated to New Zealand in search of higher paying better jobs. More Niueans live in New Zealand than Niue
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YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2010/07/29 08:55 LATITUDE: 19-31.84S LONGITUDE: 169-03.62W COURSE: 239T SPEED: 8.1 MARINE: YES WIND_SPEED: 19 WIND_DIR: 092T WAVE_HT: 0.5M WAVE_PER: 7 SWELL_DIR: ESE SWELL_HT: 2.2M SWELL_PER: 7 CLOUDS: 60% VISIBILITY: 20 BARO: 1019.6 AIR_TEMP: 25.0C COMMENT: Beach House – EN ROUTE – Beveridge Reef to Niue, (2/3rds the way) gybed – expect a.m.
Dear F&F, 27-28 July 2010 After moving to the South East side of the reef for comfort and protection from the \”twitchy\” entrance pass, we deployed the dinghy and started to explore the INSIDE of the west lagoon. First and most notably was the wreck of a small Niuean \”long liner\” (fishing boat), M/V \”Liberty\”.
Beveridge Reef Exploration…..Disappointment Disolved! Read More »