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Mid-winter Visit to Bahamas with Guests

As planned, we escaped some cold weather in Raleigh, and Karen and I flew down to Tahina early January. We had moved Tahina to the Bahamas for the winter back in November, with the intent to visit a few times … Continue reading

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Palau Redang and Photos

[NOTE: This post was supposed to go out a few days ago on 12-August. I don’t know why it didn’t publish.] We have had a wonderful week at Palau Redang. Karen and I enjoyed being able to go to the … Continue reading

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Former Crew Arrive to Tahina

Back in 2010, we recruited on the Internet for some crew to aid us in our long passages across the Pacific to French Polynesia. We had several interesting candidates, but it was a young couple from Florida that got our … Continue reading

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Almost there

We are almost across the Gulf of Carpenteria after one of the most boring “sailing” passages we have had so far. We have motored almost the entire time since leaving Seisia. We have flown then spinnaker twice for about 1.5 … Continue reading

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Having Fun But No Internet

We are having a great time in the Whitsundays since the last report. But, because of the wind we have been on the east side of the islands. The island terrain is blocking our view of the cell phone antennas … Continue reading

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Karen Arrives Guests Delayed

Karen arrived at last on Monday! It was great seeing her, although she went straight to sleep after her long flights from Houston. I ended up going to dinner with our friends on s/v Kilkea, s/v Sea Mist, and s/v … Continue reading

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Guests on Tahina and Presentation

A few days ago, our friends from s/v Stray Kitty came down to Sydney by car and are staying on Tahina while doing some sightseeing here. They have managed to sell their boat here in Australia, and so they will … Continue reading

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