georgebackhus on July 26th, 2002

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 [...]

Continue reading about Denerau to Yadua, Fiji

georgebackhus on July 19th, 2002

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 [...]

Continue reading about Cruising in the Hauraki Gulf

georgebackhus on June 22nd, 2002

 

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 [...]

Continue reading about Cruising Fiji’s Mamanuthas Islands

georgebackhus on May 4th, 2002

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 [...]

Continue reading about Passage Logs: The Auckland to Musket Cove (Fiji) Rally