I grew up sailing with my family in New England,mostly on Long Island Sound. We owned 3 different sail boats from 22’ to 39’. I learned the basics of sailing and became very “comfortable” on boats. At 20 I moved to Colorado and no more sailing. In 2018 I started sailing again. In 2020 I started racing. In 2022 we bought our cruising boat.
14 October 2026 at 10:11
Great sail, 12-15 knots on beam or aft of beam. Flat sea state, winds got lighter as we got further south. We were able to sail the entire distance.
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Namatalylevu to Nalauwaki, Fiji
11 October 2026 at 12:04
Motored straight into strong winds that built after we left. 25 knots at times,rough beat. Lots of spray.
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Vuatu Bay to Namatalylevu, Fiji
9 October 2026 at 13:10
Motored a short 3 miles up to the next anchorage for a change of scenery.
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Drawaqa Island to Vuatu Bay, Fiji
6 October 2026 at 11:23
Very calm conditions, motored in 2-4 knots. Beautiful day. Nice to meet up with Hepatica again.
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Namara to Drawaqa Island, Fiji
4 October 2026 at 12:36
Good to be back on the move after a week and a half at Vuda. Lots of projects finished. Sailed on a nice beam reach until the wind died, motored the second half of the day.
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First Landing Beach Resort to Namara, Fiji
20 September 2026 at 03:32
All and all a good passage. We followed the wind shift to keep a nice deep reach most of the way. Solid wind with a comfortable sea state. The final approach was a rough 5 hours with higher winds and big swell. Amazing greeting at the customs dock! Now we are hauled out for bottom paint.
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19 September 2026 at 15:59
Motored out to a nice anchorage on the outside of Vava'u after clearing out. We waited to depart at 3:00 AM after a wind shift occurred and to time a morning arrival in Fiji. Nice spot and good rest.
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Neiafu to Tefisi, Tonga
18 September 2026 at 09:07
Beautiful weather, heading back to town to clear and depart for Fiji. Combination of motoring and sailing with the genoa. Unfortunately the Tongan feast was not very enjoyable due to the weather, it rained the entire time. pulled up a very large chuck of rock/coral with our anchor. Very lucky it came and I was able to remove it.
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Kulo Island to Neiafu, Tonga
13 September 2026 at 10:13
Motored into the wind 75% of voyage, sail with Genoa the remainder. Beautiful weather!
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Neiafu to Kenutu Island, Tonga
7 September 2026 at 05:46
Nice conditions. 2 meters swell, fairly comfortable, 12-15 knots with gusts to 18. beam reach and then it went more forward as we neared the islands, close hauled on flat water once we entered the island group. Dark Star helped us onto a mooring ball.
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