Tag Archives: sail

Not Going Smoothly

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Frank Taylor

After many years of boat ownership, I know to expect the time in the boatyard to be a lot of hard work. There are inevitably a few surprises, but with hard work, money, and the help of others (boater, boatyard … Continue reading →

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Darwin Preparations Continue

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Frank Taylor

We’ve been very busy here in Darwin preparing for our departure from Australia to Indonesia. The first day I went to the Indonesia consulate to apply for a visa. It’s a four day process so we needed to get that … Continue reading →

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Spinnaker Entry to Australia Story

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Frank Taylor

Those of you following us closely know that we had a frustrating time trying to get our spinnaker delivered while we were in Brisbane. Despite the fact that I ordered the sail from Quantum Sails in Capetown back in February, … Continue reading →

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Spinnaker Delayed

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Frank Taylor

We mentioned that we placed an order back in February for our new spinnaker from the company that made the original in South Africa. This was to make sure the sail would be ready for shipment when we got back … Continue reading →

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Ordered New Spinnaker

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Frank Taylor

Last year, on our final day into Fiji, our spinnaker gave out (blow out is more like it). It had already ripped the year earlier and the repair in New Zealand didn’t hold. So it was time to retire that … Continue reading →

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Quick Update

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Frank Taylor

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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Squally Weather

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Frank Taylor

After our jib sail was out, we spent a while meandering west to await a squally system to pass to our north. We gradually turned northward after it supposedly passed and started making way toward Fiji again. We were going … Continue reading →

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Day 4 – Change in Plans

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Frank Taylor

[NOTE: this post didn’t publish for some unknown reason, but here it is now. This was supposed to come out on May 17, 2011 – Day 4 of the trip.] We had a good day on Tuesday. Caught a nice … Continue reading →

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