We leave Tahuata early for the sixty five miles up to Ua Pou it has a spectacularly serrated skyline, countless spires and towers, often shrouded in clouds. The sail was with the wind on the beam and the seas were flatish. Arriving at the Bay De Hakahau, the parking was tight especially as the ferry/mini [...]

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Land Again you certainly can’t miss the Marquesas, (well I guess you could but with GPS it would be difficult!) the islands rise up from the sea to great heights. Ah what a wonderful sight, land, green rising up towards the sky. Our longest passage completed (or so I’m told its our longest passage) and [...]

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Pacific Passage, Hiva Oa, Fatu Hiva, Tahuata, Ua Pou and Naku Hiva photos now in Gallery.

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Keep on expecting to be able to get internet in the next anchorage! We are moving around to the main town of the Marquesas, Taiohae on Naku Hiva [-8,918,-140.101] tomorrow. Hopefully this will give us opportunity to upload pictures etc to the blog site. Hoping we will get something special for 14th July celebrations. Even [...]

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At Anchor.  Straight into visiting the town to get signed in with the gendarmerie.  Had the other boats in our SSB net on board for drinks – Scott and Cindy from Beach House and Steve, Kathleen and Emmett from Uliad. Tomorrow it is the fruit and veg market at 08:00 and then a music festival. [...]

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Had a great sundowner drink on deck last night gliding along effortlessly.  Just got to the end of the limes from Galapagos which we add to sparkling water, bitters and rum.  The night watch reminded me of the penultimate day at sea in the Atlantic – glad to be reaching land but sad to be [...]

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Another great trade wind day.  Virtually no changes to the sails or steering all day.  I did a sextant fix yesterday and got the fix to within 9 miles. Close enough to see the land even if you were aiming at a corner. We heard Japanese on the VHF radio this morning.  Other have seen [...]

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After a few days of the abnormal now we have what we expected.  SE trade winds, a few fluffy clouds and some favourable current.  ETA at this speed is Friday morning.  We can enter the anchorage at night but may slow a little to enter just as it gets light.  Marquesas are 9:30 hours behind [...]

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So after the entry for yesterday we had a series of heavy rain squalls and the wind went from 8 knots all the way up to 30 knots.  Lots of fiddling, sail changes and getting a little wet. Then at dawn we came out of that zone into normal trade winds.  20 knots or so [...]

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The NE winds have just ended.  It was like being north of the equator again.  Changed back just a frontal sstem in Scotland.  Wind died over a 2 hour period and then you could see the new wind coming with the rain.  We are nicely positioned now for the run into the Marquesas.  We should [...]

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