https://forecast.predictwind.com/tracking/display/SV-Terikah/ Here’s the link to our Predict Wind tracking page that will update our location as we travel.
Our first impressions of Fiji – welcoming friendly people in a lush, beautiful landscape! Tied up to the Customs Dock, we were visited first by the woman from the Ministry of Health, where she ensured we were not bringing in any “quarantainable disease,” presented us with our “Certificate of Pratique,” and advised us to lower…
The consistency of winds on this passage has been remarkable; steady 20-27 knots, have not changed out our sails at all, just changing the amount of reefing. The passage itself is a notorious one due to various high and low pressure systems, as well as where those systems interact with these trade winds. The goal…
Conditions remain the same, slightly forward of the beam seas and winds, making for a chunky passage. We average 155-175 nm days. Our average speed is about 7 knots. We tend to slow the boat down at night for comfort against these waves (holding her back by reefing both the main and genoa), then let…