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Entries from August 2011

At Sea: Best laid plans

August 30th, 2011 · Comments Off on At Sea: Best laid plans

We got back on board early afternoon on Monday to find what little wind there was blowing into the anchorage. Giselle was bobbling about irritatingly. Great opportunity to motor quickly down to Havannah Pass to get access to Noumea. Forecast was for very little wind from the normal SE trade wind direction. So what we […]

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At Sea: Waxing and Waning

August 27th, 2011 · Comments Off on At Sea: Waxing and Waning

On route now to New Caledonia. Will probably stop at Lifou Island today. We need to have daylight and correct tide with us to enter Havannah pass on route for checking in at the capital of Noumea. Weather has amused us. Big banks of clouds and then strong sunshine. 20-25 knots of wind for an […]

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