Monthly Archives: October 2011

Windy Night

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Frank Taylor

Tahina has been performing very well as usual. We did another 186 miles on the third day. Unfortunately, the third night was very light winds and we were using the iron jib (engine) for much of the night. We kept … Continue reading →

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Sailing to Australia

Posted on October 29, 2011 by Frank Taylor

The first part of our trip from New Caledonia included very pleasant weather – except for the lack of wind during the day. Blue skies, the beautiful waters of the second-largest barrier reef lagoon in the world, lots of birds … Continue reading →

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Enroute to Australia

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Frank Taylor

Jason arrived yesterday evening, and we went out to dinner in Noumea along with the crew of s/v Kilkea. It was my birthday, so afterwards we went to an ice cream place! We finally got out to Tahina late in … Continue reading →

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Boating Life: Blue Water Passages

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Frank Taylor

One thing we are often asked about world cruising by sail boat is whether we are frightened by going on long passages across the ocean. The thought of going out to sea alone on a small boat hundreds or even … Continue reading →

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Preparing for Australia

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Frank Taylor

After spending a day recovering from jet lag from our trip to Rome, we spent a day at the marina where we kept Tahina doing some basic chores. Mostly the chores involved taking advantage of the marina facilities: shore power, … Continue reading →

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Rome in Two Days

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Frank Taylor

As mentioned in earlier posts, we had a trip planned to Rome last week. We left Tahina at a marina in Nouméa, and jumped on a series of planes to make our way half-way around the world to Rome. You … Continue reading →

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New Bora Bora 360 Panorama

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Frank Taylor

One of the things I do with my spare time is spend a lot of time processing our photos. We have many thousands of photographs from our first two years on this trip. As I learn new techniques for processing … Continue reading →

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Hiking in New Caledonia

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Frank Taylor

New Caledonia prides itself on some nice trails up through the mountains. They have a trail from the old mining area where we anchored near Prony Bay, all the way over to Nouméa (more than 50kms worth of trails away). … Continue reading →

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Non-Cruising Mode

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Frank Taylor

We have been in Nouméa for a few days now. We came here planning to just get some provisions and make sure we could get a marina slip by the end of the week. Then we planned to go back … Continue reading →

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Tonga Whale Watching Trip Photos

Posted on October 8, 2011 by Frank Taylor

In reviewing our photos archives, I realized yesterday that we never posted a photo album of our awesome whale watching experience in Tonga (way back in September of 2010). This is the one where we got to swim with the … Continue reading →

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