An Austrian newspaper published an article about ‘Sailing Yesterday and Today’ (the 500th anniversary of Magellan’s first circumnavigation) and we’re mentioned as modern bluewater sailors. Here’s the link.
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2019
29
Sep
2019
20
Sep
Whales!
We’ve been in Moorea now for two weeks, explored the island with a rental car (quite a luxury for us hitch-hikers) and were lucky with the weather. Moorea’s such a spectacular mountainous island with incredible views! Leaving the pass of Opunohu Bay with Pitufa on the way to Cooks Bay we met a humpback whale mom with a baby. We let the boat drift and… Continue reading »
2019
13
Sep
Holidays for my Mom
Our last piece of luggage arrived 6 days after the check-in, battered, but with everything still inside… We sailed over to Moorea on a beautiful beam reach and so far we’ve seen dolphins, turtles, stingrays, but still no whales (even though it’s the season when humpback whales visit this area). We did a nice hike to a waterfall, but most of the time we spend… Continue reading »
2019
03
Sep
More bad luck
I took the boat to a calmer anchorage on Saturday, thought I was doing a nice single-handed manoeuvre, but then the little rollbar behind the windlass that keeps the chain under control while it rushes out broke and all 70 m of chain rattled out high speed. Fortunately I was far away from the reef, but still not happy and feeling quite ill on top.… Continue reading »