S/V Whistler - End of a Chapter
Facing the Decision As the boat work continued, Monty became more convinced he wanted to sell the boat. Prior to his retirement, and buying the…
Facing the Decision As the boat work continued, Monty became more convinced he wanted to sell the boat. Prior to his retirement, and buying the…
We decided to take advantage of an improving weather forecast and do a land tour of Uvea, the main island of Wallis. Muddling through in…
We were sipping our cappuccinos on the boat on the weekend in Neiafu, wondering what we were going to do for the day. We had…
Seeking refuge from the southerly swell, we sailed north about 30 miles. We hooked a few fish on the way. It was not our first…
It is a treat to have an uninhabited tropical island to ourselves. Telekitonga is one of the eastern barrier islands, located 15 miles northeast of…
We took a couple days to get checked in with the Tongan officials, rest and reprovision. The weekend was coming up and Saturday was looking…
Not everyday, but as we approached Latitude 25, and again between Minerva and Tonga, we had some squally conditions. It took our full concentration, watching…
We arrived at the South Minerva Reef on May 6th. North and South Minerva are atolls about 18 miles apart, set roughly 800 miles from…
Lots of cruisers were now assembled in Opua looking for a window for sailing north to the tropics or west to Australia. A few informal…
We took a Saturday off from boat jobs and drove from the Bay of Islands to Cape Reinga. It took a long time (about 4…