November rounded out our time on SV Banyan this year. We’ve gone from Mexico all the way to New Zealand on her this year and it feels like a wonderful blur. Our passage to New Zealand from Niue (via Tonga) was mercifully smooth but land is always a welcome sight. Also a welcome sight was …
October in One Moment a Day
October began on the national park island of Suwarrow in the Cook Islands. We had just arrived and were fortunate to be the only boat there for most of our 10 day stay. We explored the reef, swam with Giant Oceanic Mantas and explored Bird Island, a bird nesting sanctuary. We headed south to Niue, …
September in One Moment a Day
We had a ton of fun in September. Yes, it is a few months ago now… As you know, wifi has been basically non existent for us but now that we are in the land of wifi, it’s game on! We started out September in the Society Islands in French Polynesia. We were so blessed …
Tonga to New Zealand Passage – Day 12
Date: Sunday, November 12th 2018 Time: 23:00 UTC (12pm local) Location: 35° 50.28’ S, 174° 28.13’ E (in a slip at Marsden Cove Marina) Distance to the Whangarei, New Zealand: 0 nm 24 hr. Distance covered: 98 nm A Day At Sea By Elizabeth Vawter Some people haven’t ever been sailing, some have. When …
Tonga to New Zealand Passage – Day 11
Tonga to New Zealand Passage – Day 11 Date: Sunday, November 11th 2018 Time: 23:00 UTC (12pm local) Location: 34° 15′ S, 175° 01′ E COG:180 °T SOG: 5.0 kts (Engine on) Distance to the Whangarei, New Zealand: 98 nm 24 hr. Distance covered: 101 nm A DAY AT SEA by Adelaide Vawter Hello, my …
Tonga to New Zealand Passage – Day 10
Date: Friday, November 10th 2018 Time: 23:00 UTC (12pm local) Location: 32° 40′ S, 175° 49′ E COG:197 °T SOG: 5.0 kts (Engine on) Distance to Whangarei, New Zealand: 193 nm 24 hr. Distance covered: 86 nm We had not seen a boat in 9 days and last night we saw the lights of four …
Tonga to New Zealand Passage – Day 9
Date: Friday, November 9th 2018 Time: 23:00 UTC (12pm local) Location: 31° 17′ S, 176° 04′ E COG:173 °T SOG: 3.5 kts Distance to the New Zealand: 288 nm 24 hr. Distance covered: 107 nm The wind has lightened up again and clocked around to the north. Today we have the spinnaker poled out from …
Tonga to New Zealand Passage – Day 9
Date: Friday, November 9th 2018 Time: 23:00 UTC (12pm local) Location: 31° 17′ S, 176° 04′ E COG:173 °T SOG: 3.5 kts Distance to the New Zealand: 288 nm 24 hr. Distance covered: 107 nm The wind has lightened up again and clocked around to the north. Today we have the spinnaker poled out from …
Tonga to New Zealand Passage – Day 8
Date: Thursday, November 8th 2018 Time: 23:00 UTC (12pm local) Location: 29° 33′ S, 176° 35′ E COG:194 °T SOG: 4.7 kts Distance to the New Zealand: 376 nm 24 hr. Distance covered: 120 nm In answer to Jennie Cunningham’s question a few days ago I asked everyone individually what it was that they missed …
Tonga to New Zealand Passage – Day 7
Date: Wednesday, November 7th 2018 Time: 23:00 UTC (12pm local) Location: 27° 59′ S, 177° 28′ E COG: 198°T SOG: 4.5 kts Distance to the New Zealand: 493 nm 24 hr. Distance covered: 92 nm Happy Birthday Karen Minton! (Nov 6th) This is the first passage that we have had to go upwind in a …