Monthly Archives: April 2012

Boat Parts and Supplies

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Frank Taylor

You would think that the cruising life allows you complete freedom to take your boat to any place you want and spend as long as you like. To a certain extent this is true, but in practice there are some … Continue reading →

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Sunset Tonga

Posted on April 21, 2012 by Frank Taylor

We watched this beautiful sunset from Tahina while anchored off the island of Nukunamo (mosquito island) in the Ha’apai group of islands in the Kingdom of Tonga. This was in October of 2010. The cone-shaped “mountain” is a volcano on … Continue reading →

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Back to the USA

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Frank Taylor

After weeks of work on the boat, with a few breaks here and there, mostly drinking sundowners with our boating friends, we are finally ready to leave for our trip back to the USA. Tomorrow we take a train to … Continue reading →

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Spinnaker Entry to Australia Story

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Frank Taylor

Those of you following us closely know that we had a frustrating time trying to get our spinnaker delivered while we were in Brisbane. Despite the fact that I ordered the sail from Quantum Sails in Capetown back in February, … Continue reading →

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Lots of Friends

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Frank Taylor

We’ve been working hard the past month both in moving the boat up from Port Stephens, and performing maintenance and cleaning all over Tahina (to prepare her for our season on the Great Barrier Reef). But, a nice balance to … Continue reading →

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Back in Bundy

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Frank Taylor

We’re are back in Bundaberg, or many folks refer to it as “Bundy”. We had a delightful sail up the east coast of Fraser Island, ending up with a downwind wing-on-wing as the sun set. And then, about 9PM, we … Continue reading →

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Bar Decision

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Frank Taylor

No, we weren’t trying to figure out where to have drinks this time. We had a more challenging passage decision instead. We left yesterday from Brisbane to sail north and position ourselves to cross to the Sandy Straights near Fraser … Continue reading →

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Spinnaker Delayed

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Frank Taylor

We mentioned that we placed an order back in February for our new spinnaker from the company that made the original in South Africa. This was to make sure the sail would be ready for shipment when we got back … Continue reading →

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Tonga Dream Resort

Posted on April 1, 2012 by Frank Taylor

While we were in the Ha’apai group of islands in Tonga in 2010, we met up with a guy named Darren who was running the dive business on Foa Island. He had heard about Tahina from other cruisers and was … Continue reading →

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