Category Archives: Weather

Stormy Trip to Ha’apai

Posted on October 17, 2010 by Frank Taylor

We finally left Vava’u – the northern group of islands in the Kingdom of Tonga – after nearly a month of cruising. We really enjoyed that place! After we got cleared out and got our fuel, we spent the next … Continue reading →

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Tahina News from Pago Pago

Posted on September 10, 2010 by Frank Taylor

This is a rare photo of the Pago Pago anchorage during a sunny moment (I think it was raining an hour later). I had no idea it rained so much in Pago Pago! We read they get 125 inches of … Continue reading →

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Trip to Rarotonga

Posted on August 18, 2010 by Frank Taylor

On Sunday, before leaving Aitutaki, we went ashore and used our scooters to go to the hotel Tamanu Beach which has WIFI for rent. Made some Skype calls home to our daughters, downloaded weather data, wrote blog posts, etc. Then … Continue reading →

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Reef Encounter

Posted on August 14, 2010 by Frank Taylor

Wednesday night started out with a beautiful sunset. There were squalls on the horizon with huge fluffy clouds lit up in a thousand shades of red and orange. The winds had started clocking around to the north as forecasted. We … Continue reading →

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Arrival to Eastern Tuamotus

Posted on July 10, 2010 by Frank Taylor

We finally completed our 5 day beat upwind from Tahiti. But, we didn’t end up in Amanu as expected. Our last day was the worst of all with 25 knots of true wind fighting us the whole way (meaning we … Continue reading →

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What a Bouncy Ride!

Posted on July 8, 2010 by Frank Taylor

[NOTE: This message was supposed to go out a couple of days ago, but missed being published.] We are beating our way against 20+ knot winds. It’s been a rough ride on all of us, including Tahina. First we had … Continue reading →

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Passage to Cartagena, Colombia

Posted on February 20, 2010 by Frank Taylor

For several weeks, we’ve been keeping an eye on the weather between Aruba and Cartagena. There’s an area just north of Cartagena that is notorious for strong winds. A river comes out to sea near Barranquilla and the contrary currents … Continue reading →

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Trip to Bequia More Adventure Than Wanted

Posted on January 13, 2010 by Frank Taylor

We intended to go back north to Bequia this week to pick up some stuff we had shipped there. We ordered a maintenance kit to fix our leaky fresh water pump, and the new laptop will be coming hopefully later … Continue reading →

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Move to Iles Des Saintes

Posted on December 11, 2009 by Frank Taylor

After a frustrating 3 days trying to get Internet in Basse Terre (the capitol of Guadeloupe), we decided to move Tahina to the beautiful tropical islands of Iles des Saintes just about 12 miles south of us. These hilly islands … Continue reading →

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New Map Page, and a Change in Our Route

Posted on November 13, 2009 by Frank Taylor

We have added a Map page for the Tahina Expedition web site that will let you check on our current position, our past passages, and will even show position reports while we’re on a passage which are being made through … Continue reading →