Feb 27, 2025
16 June 2002 – 10° 30S / 128° 32W Land Ho! Marquesas Rebecca spots land, 19-days out of the Galapagos [An excerpt from Carl’s Log] We spotted Fatu Hiva, Marquesas at 0930 local time. Islands first appear as an indistinct gra.. Read More
Feb 13, 2025
6 June 06 22S / 111 51W. We’re more or less halfway there and all is well on-board. Stories to follow if I can pry Rebecca’s computer away from here during daylight hours. Don’t know if I reported mine has a keyboard problem a.. Read More
Feb 06, 2025
29 May – Underway to the Marquesas 02 22S / 092 37 W A large swell started curving into the anchorage off the tiny town of Puerto Villamil, Galapagos. The small anchorage, inside the broken rim of a small volcano top, was fairly crowded. .. Read More
Feb 13, 2024
An article by Carl and Eric… When you start planning to go cruising you seek advice from professionals, friends, newsletters, articles and any other resource you can find. You gather all of the information then you distill it into a plan, find.. Read More
Jan 14, 2021
15 March 2002 13°07N / 071°46W Headed towards the Panama Canal. This is an area of unusually high winds and seas so we’ve been waiting for a decent weather window for days hoping to have an easy trip. Twelve hours into the trip w.. Read More
Oct 05, 2020
I’m often asked what cruising sailors do when they are not sailing. Carl once replied to that question by saying his job during those times was “boat maintenance in exotic ports.” During their stays in the “c.. Read More
Jul 20, 2020
We’re currently enjoying life at the famous Musket Cove Yacht Club. Basically, cruisers hang out next to a nice resort. I suppose we’re all part of the tropical scenery for the resort guests so management doesn’t mind ha.. Read More
Jul 13, 2020
We’re sitting in Musket Cove waiting for a couple of weeks before getting serious about looking for a weather window to head back to NZ. It’s the end of their winter and we really don’t want to run into a late winter storm down at 3.. Read More
Jul 06, 2020
017o45S / 177o14E It’s easy for cruisers to get trapped for weeks and weeks at the Musket Cove Yacht Club, Fiji. The first step on the slippery slope is picking up a mooring and opening a charge account. Then you tune your VHF radio.. Read More
Jun 30, 2020
1 January: Editor’ Notes: Carl and the family are spending their remaining time repairing and upgrading their boat for the next cruising season. Carl has removed the mast, had all of the corrosion removed, welded the holes shut (the yard would .. Read More
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