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Down to Broken Bay

Posted on December 10, 2011 by Frank Taylor

We had a less than ideal weather window to leave Yamba on Wednesday afternoon, but decided we were ready to make tracks towards Sydney. So, we decided to head all the way down to Broken Bay. Nearly 300 nautical miles … Continue reading →

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Slow Passage South

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Frank Taylor

We had a good passage from Southport making 100 nautical miles south to Yamba Bay on Sunday. We had more sailable conditions than forecasted and actually sailed about 50% of the trip (we had expected almost no sailing). Yamba Bay … Continue reading →

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Next Leg to Yamba

Posted on December 3, 2011 by Frank Taylor

We have a brief 24-hour window of calmer weather, so we are leaving Southport before dawn to make our way 100 miles further south to Yamba. The east Australian current (the one the turtles were riding in Finding Nemo) will … Continue reading →

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Moving On South

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Frank Taylor

After our electronics tragedy of the other day, we immediately took Tahina to a nearby town called Maryborough – located about 20 miles up the Mary River. At one point, back in the late 1800s – Maryborough was the other … Continue reading →

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First Photo Album from New Caledonia

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Frank Taylor

It took a while, but we finally have a decent Internet service in New Caledonia. So, here is the first set of photos. The following album includes photos from our passage from Vanuatu to Noumea, New Caledonia. The arrival to … Continue reading →

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Nice Sail to New Caledonia

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Frank Taylor

View Sailing from Port Vila to Noumea in a larger mapOur sail from Vanuatu to New Caledonia was pretty pleasant. There was only one equipment issue that marred an otherwise ideal sail. As we were leaving Vanuatu in the morning, … Continue reading →

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Tanna to Port Vila

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Frank Taylor

On Friday last week, we woke up to find ash all over our boat. The previous night, the winds made a surprise shift from the west, which meant the volcano west of us was able to send its ash our … Continue reading →

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First Photos of Vanuatu

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Frank Taylor

We are now in Port Villa, Vanuatu with Internet access. I’ve been spending the last couple of days putting up some photos of our time so far in Vanuatu. If you go back a few posts, you’ll find some photos … Continue reading →

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Port Resolution

Posted on August 10, 2011 by Frank Taylor

The plan was that our friends on s/v Stray Kitty would raise anchor first and depart Aneityum. The winds were light, and they are a bit slower than Tahina. I checked the weather one last time, and went out and … Continue reading →

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Aneityum and Mystery Island

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Frank Taylor

In our last post, I mentioned we had arrived safely at “Anatom”. While that name is technically correct – it is the French version of the name. English is the official language in Vanuatu, so the local people prefer their … Continue reading →

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