Monthly Archives: May 2011

Tahina Cruising in Fiji

We arrived in Savusavu on the less populated island of Vanua Levu on the 21st of May. Yesterday, we finally left the town to start some cruising. Savusavu is a beautiful little town with very friendly people. At favorable Fiji … Continue reading

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The Boating Life: Kindle Reading

The most favorite adage of the cruising life is that it really means “repairing your boat in exotic locations“. We certainly have spent a few days repairing a few things on Tahina since we arrived in Fiji. Just a few … Continue reading

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Photos of Savusavu in Fiji

We arrived in Fiji a week ago at the port of Savusavu. This town is really a special place in Fiji. It is on the island of Vanua Levu, not the main tourist island of Viti Levu where Nadi and … Continue reading

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Photos of the Passage to Fiji

I’ve finally had a chance to upload some of the photos of our passage from New Zealand to Fiji. You will find pictures of our departure, of Matt who helped us crew, the dolphins we saw at sunset the first … Continue reading

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Cruisers Save Tahina

Karen and I went into town to do some shopping and to work on my phone problem. We were gone for a couple of hours. When we returned to the boat, I asked Karen: “When did you have time to … Continue reading

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Signs of Arrival

One of our readers asked what it was like arriving to a new island after days at sea. He asked what kinds of signs do you get that land is approaching, and what does it feel like. Since we just … Continue reading

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Quick Update

Just wandered into an Internet cafe here in Savusavu and wanted to make a quick update. It’s a beautiful sunny day for the first time since we arrived here in Fiji. They had some unusually rainy weather for this time … Continue reading

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Tahina Arrives in Fiji

The final day into Fiji was actually quite good – despite another equipment failure. We had a downwind run the whole way. In fact, the winds were again stronger than forecasted – which was good because it would have been … Continue reading

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Land Ho!

We had a great day of sailing yesterday after all! The sun came out, tropical warmth, good winds. Despite our jib being out of commission, we trucked along with our main and storm jib for a while. Then the winds … Continue reading

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Moonlit Night

Yesterday wasn’t the most comfortable sailing. But, not horrible. It started with 4-5m (12-15′) swells and 25 kts of wind. But, we were moving along pretty nicely and double-reefed on the main. The sun came in and out, so we … Continue reading

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