Tag: Solomons

  • Solomons: Florida Islands – We are Family

    We’ve decided to spend more time in fewer places in the Solomons, going on longer overnight passages to get to safe places to spend 3-5 nights. We left Ugi Island on a 136-mile overnight passage, initially flying our large asymmetric spinnaker, which Calder and I had to get down when winds became squirrely with squalls.…

  • The Solomon Islands: Passage & Arrival

    The passage from Vanuatu to Lata, Solomons, where we check-in is about 300 miles and should take us from 40-48 hours depending on conditions. We are racing a storm, which is not our favorite thing to do. Our first night out we flew our main and Code Zero. We usually don’t fly this large sail…