Any Day Now!
So close – AVATAR is scheduled to “splash” on Thursday March 18 in New Zealand which is really just the day after tomorrow here in the U.S. Hopefully she floats right side up (really, no Read More …
Boat
FPB64 Sea Trials Scheduled!
More than two years ago we placed our order for a new boat – the innovative Dashew designed FPB64. We committed to the purchase of hull #1 of the Read More …
Miss Cindy
Last year in the blog we mentioned our encounter with the 16′ Miss Cindy in Bahia de Los Angeles in October 2008. Officially Miss Cindy is a Turtle Island 16′ Microcat cruiser. We had a Read More …
RAVEN is Sold!
A sad day for us, RAVEN is officially sold. Of course we have a new boat in the works, the astonishingly innovative Dashew-designed FPB64, but for now we are boatless and high and dry in Read More …
Devastation in Niuatoputapu
The past few days were marred by the devastation that occurred throughout SE Asia and the South Pacific with earthquakes,tsunamis and hurricanes in Indonesia,the Philippines, Samoa and Tonga causing loss of lives and catastrophic property Read More …
Whale Watching Best Day Yet!
Sunday morning after the big party, we went out on our final guided whale watching trip – as it turns out saving the best for last. Our guide this time was Allan from Whale Watch Read More …
Full Moon Party (Vava’u Style)
Morning all! Socked in gray and steady downpour this Monday morning, 2 inches of rain in the forecast. Boat is nicely washed off and we are now filling the water tanks by collecting rainwater. Should Read More …
Whale Watching Day 2
We’re back in Vava’u after a not very fun sail from Niuatoputapu. We left Monday morning as the forecast indicated that was our best window for wind direction and strength in a weeklong forecast of Read More …
Island Adventures
We are anchored in the main harbor of Niuatoputapu (translation: Very Sacred Coconut), about 160nm north of Vava’u. We made the overnight trip last Tuesday uneventfully and pulled into the main anchorage early Wednesday morning, Read More …
Whale Watching Day 1
Our flight to Vava’u was uneventful except for the two-hour delay departing Tucson. Made us a bit nervous as the LAX-Tonga flight only goes once a week, so if we missed our connection we were Read More …