Yesterday was one of the worst days I have ever had sailing. 9 minutes after leaving the protection of savusavu bay I was setting a new world record. I was hanging off the side of the boat, my morning...Read More
The Captain was covered from head to toe , lathered up in a layer of grease and oil. Finally the brand spanking new gear box was installed. The engine clicked into gear and a round of high five’s we...Read More
The crowd roared with laughter as two large Fijian woman rode a palm frond like a horse, galloping about up the hill. The freshly slaughtered cow being slowly heaved along behind them by 6 very...Read More
Once again, we found ourselves wallowing in the ocean, drifting backwards in the current. Our stomachs still churning from a week of serious food poisoning. We had sailed only 20nm in 32hours, ...Read More
Laughter was drifting along the breeze, the happiness of Christmas filled the air, echoing off the huge rugged mountains that surrounded us, cows and horses grazed freely on the land, while the chicke...Read More
“I am pinned, reverse, reverse, get me out” I screamed to the captain, he reversed and nothing happened. The mangrove had snapped and was stabbing me in the chest. The current had got us a...Read More
The Low pressure system has started to track away from Fiji, which we are great full for. In it’s wake we have been left with 3 miserable days of rainy weather. This has caused us a few issues, ...Read More
We are sitting in cyclone limbo, whilst being consumed and sucked dry by mozzies. The flies are sending me nuts. Mozzies are slow and I can flatten the little suckers in the blink of an eye, flies tho...Read More
Well lets just say, getting the boat ready for a potential cyclone was a MISSION !!!! reversing back and fourth up a tiny creek with 0.4m of depth and things got a little intense. We took out a few to...Read More
Our slow jog turned into a fast run, doing 7 knots up wind. Squall after squall came through, knocking us flat as we charged along. Our efforts were in vain as we missed the tide to get up the Lautoka...Read More