We decided to do a bit of exploring the next morning so put on our walking shoes, headed ashore and hit the road. In the area surrounding the resort, there are blocks of land being sold to persons wanting an “island getaway” or perhaps an escapist lifestyle. So far, at least a dozen homes have [...]
We slipped through the pass into Thukuvou Harbour about mid-afternoon and anchored in the wide-open bay. We celebrated a “good-as-it-gets” day of cruising with sundowners and mahi-mahi on the barbeque while taking in the dramatic landscape of volcanic rock, lush tropical vegetation and white sand beaches.
We spent three days there on the west side of [...]
My friends Trevor and Mel arrived at oh-dark-hundred on Sunday morning. I was sound asleep and Moonshadow was tied to the marina at Port Denerau. Their three-hour flight from Auckland had been delayed by about sixteen hours but it didn’t seem to dampen their enthusiasm to get underway later that morning on our cruise to Savusavu.
Savusavu [...]
January 19, 2002 - Cruising in the Hauraki Gulf
From Christmas day though the first week of the New Year, Auckland seems to roll up its sidewalks and shut off the lights. If you have a boat, or know someone who does, you are most likely to be out cruising around in the spectacular islands [...]
Musket Cove on Fiji’s Malolo Lailai Island.
It has been nearly six weeks since Moonshadow made landfall in Fiji. I have been a bit remiss on tapping out any sort of an update, but there has been no shortage of things to do. Between post-rally festivities, yacht maintenance, guest visits, working on my Dive master’s certification, and [...]
April 24, 2002
We are getting ready to head north for the winter and do a bit of cruising in Fijian waters for the next five months or so. We plan to depart midday Sunday with the Ponsonby Crusing Club Rally to Musket Cove, on the island of Malolo Lailai, just west of the town of Nadi [...]
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The west coast of Espiritu Santo Island in Vanuatu offers up some spectacular anchorages, all within a short day sail from good provisioning in Luganville. Our favorite was Peterson’s Lagoon behind Oyster Island.
Peterson’s Lagoon is the most protected anchorage along the coast and probably the only spot that could be considered a hurricane hole. [...]
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November 19, 2001 - The Round Rangitoto Race With SetSail-MaxSea
Two of the wonderful things about being based in Auckland for the summer are the very active race scene here, and all the beautiful islands in close proximity to the city.
We took advantage of both last Saturday and participated in the Round Rangitoto Race, sponsored by [...]
After five months of cruising in “the boonies,” re-entry into civilization is a bit of a shocker. It is great to be back “home” in Auckland, but it may take us a while to catch our breath and adjust from “island time” to the pace of a big city.
We’ve parked Moonshadow in her previous home [...]
October 4, 2001
We departed Noumea, New Caledonia at 1400 hours on Thursday under sunny skies with no wind and the Caledonian lagoon was like a mill pond. Cate, MaiTai and I are sailing with our Kiwi mate Graham Jones, who flew up from Auckland to join us for the passage.
We spent ten relaxing days [...]
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