by GWTAdmin | May 30, 2016 | cruising life, passage making, Pearson 365 ketch sailboat. Boat maintenance and repair, pearson 365 sailboat, South Pacific Cruising destinations, Suva FIJI
One of many spectacular sunsets on our New Zealand toFiji passage. We call these “bad religious postcard” orPower of God (POG) lighting.Suva, Fiji, Friday, May 27, 2016 5:15 pmWhew! Less than an hour before dark we dropped anchor in Suva,Fiji, 2 weeks plus... by GWTAdmin | Dec 5, 2015 | minerva reef, Opua New Zealand, passage making, weather
Minerva Reef, stormy.What is it about remote “safe harbors” (North Minerva Reef, in this case)? They are an oasis of calm, yet by their very nature they tend to be both difficult to get into and often equally or more difficult to leave.Our friends... by GWTAdmin | Nov 27, 2015 | big mama's yacht club, fuel, Nuku'alofa tonga, passage making, pearson 365 sailboat
Besides the nasty high cement dock, the other problem with getting fuel atTonga’s Nuku’alofa dock (from “Mr. John’s Cruising Guide to Tonga”)Much as we love to sail and hate to motor, weather guru John Martin warned us to be prepared to motor 2-3 days out of our... by GWTAdmin | Nov 22, 2015 | Bay of Islands New Zealand, boat maintenance and repair, cruiser life, Opua New Zealand, passage making, sailing destinations, sailing South Pacific
Opua, New Zealand, Bay of Islands, internationally famous for its excellent cruising grounds and sailing resources.Image pilfered from http://www.bayofislandsmarina.co.nz/ We’re here! Opua, New Zealand, beautiful gateway to “The... by GWTAdmin | May 27, 2015 | boat maintenance and repair, CPT autopilot, passage making, pearson 365 sailboat, sailing the South Pacific
Wayne removing our steering wheel to accessour Raymarine wheel-based autopilot drive.We bi—ed, moaned and complained about our Raymarine wheel autopilot*. Though from St. Martin in January 2013, all the way back to Florida, then throughout the Bahamas... by GWTAdmin | May 6, 2015 | boat maintenance and repair, cruising planning, galapagos, Marquesas, overnight passages, passage making, pearson 365 sailboat
Beautiful sunset off our Pearson 365 stern as we headedfrom Galapagos to the French Marquesas.“Sleigh ride…. It’s downwind. Slow widely spaced rollers. We can set our sails and may not touch them again until we’re done, “ Wayne predicted,...