Tag: ocean
The first 6months on the ocean
Let me tell you about raising kids onboard and abroad. Firstly lets start with the wake up routine. The kids wake up and put on long sleeve shirts and long pants no matter how hot it is, they are then... Read More
Up wind battle
The crest of the wave crumbled and with a massive roar I was thrown across the cockpit the wave thundering down on top of me. Saucepans went flying across the room and ceramic mugs went shattering to ... Read More
What lurks beneath ?
CLUNK<CLUNK<CLUNK !! Slade continues to scream as hard as he can physically scream to who ever was listening above. Its 9pm on a moonless night, that suffocating darkness is out and we have succ... Read More
Our first Cyclone
We saw the dreaded words on our weather forcast last night. Tropical cyclone. We want to leave our options open so by clearing out if the weather gets bad and the cyclone develops, then we can get the... Read More
Gentle Giants
One big gentle giant slowly swam past me, it’s mouth wide open. Not in the slightest bothered by me. This huge manta ray just swam around and around in circles, letting me get as close as I wanted. ... Read More
To Hell and back
12 days of pure hell on earth we finally limped into Tuvalu. After being becalmed for the first 3 days we finally got some wind in the form of a 40knot plus howling cold front. I never want to ... Read More
Feisty ride
There is a massive thud as the wave crashes onto the side of the boat. The boat shudders violently then skids sideways down a wave as the thundering white water comes crashing through the cockpit and ... Read More