Tag: catamaran

  • Maupihaa: Adventures in Atoll Living

    How did we end up on a 100nm overnight voyage from Maupiti to Maupihaa with a local grandmother and a pile of supplies and food for the locals?  While we were in Maupiti, another cruising boat reached out to us from Maupihaa, providing us contacts to organize the passage of a woman named Norma back…

  • Vaitahu Bay and Project Days

    April 27, 2024 (Saturday):  Vaitahu Bay, Tahuata We moved only a few miles south to Vaitahu, the largest village on the island of Tahuata, which sits in a stunningly steep and lush valley.  The dinghy landing situation here is notoriously challenging, as there is a cement wall, metal ladder, and lots of swell; necessitating some…

  • Atuona, Hiva Oa, Marquesas!

    April 23: LAND HO!  Atuona, Hiva Oa               Anchor down in the notoriously rolly and crowded Taahuka Bay, Hiva Oa outside the boat-filled breakwater bay, though the swell didn’t bother us much due to our last month on the ocean and our giddiness at arrival.  After enjoying a celebratory glass of champagne, we dinked to…

  • Day 22: Crossing from Mexico to French Polynesia

    Seas continue to build and make for a “sporty” day with wind solidly in the mid-20s and seas 3-4 meters on our stern.  Our plan it to keep them on the stern and make our way west, then drop down south tomorrow once seas decrease and we can comfortably sail with them on our beam. …

  • April 5: Day 6 of Crossing from MX to FP

    Woke up to light winds, motored for two more hours until I did a wind dance, resulting in the wind slowly increasing until we could sail.  Okay, so likely not my dance, but still the timing was great.  Great brunch of burritos from Emil.  Put the asym out and have been sailing happily downwind.  Captain…

  • Day 4: Passage from MX to FP

    All of us a bit “drained” after our rolly night, enjoyed a hearty breakfast of eggs and potatoes.  Captain down to take a nap; we are trying our best to conserve his energy for more squirrely times when he is truly needed at the wheel.  He is the best active sailor of all of us. …

  • Checked Out & Waiting for a Window

    We continued work on the boat, amidst fun, this week.  I experienced the local health care system when I sought out an ophthalmologist for a vision issue that I wanted evaluated prior to crossing the Pacific.  I had developed a defect in my right eye visual field and was pretty certain I knew what it…

  • One Week Until Departure

    And the results of the Trashboat Regatta…Calder Hyer in 2nd place, a trophy now on our dash! Projects are getting checked off the list daily.  Chris replaced the line organizer turn blocks at the base of the mast.  These important parts direct all the lines from the cockpit to the mast and had become corroded…

  • A Week in the Life

    And…we are still at the La Cruz marina…preparations, preparations, preparations, and a bit of play.  Here is one full week of daily journal entries to give you a feel of our La Cruz dock life. It got a bit long! March 6, 2024 La Cruz has an active cruising kids group led by a passionate…

  • Chacala, a Swell Anchorage

    After successfully pulling our anchor at Isla Isabel, we set off for the town of Chacala, 55 nm away on mainland Mexico.  Our start was a bit slow, dodging a fishing line (typically marked by jugs ranging from 1 L to 5 gallon plastic soda bottles), then having issues raising the screecher that kept getting…