Date: Monday, February 8th 2021 Time: 23:00 UTC (12pm local) Location: 44° 36′ S, 168° 49′ E COG: 103°T SOG: 4.5 kts Distance to the Fiordland: 0 nm approx 24 hr. Distance covered: 120 nm We made it! Pretty epic. We finally found the wind in the last 24 hours. It steadily grew until it …
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Day 3 Nelson to Fiordland
Date: Sunday February 7th 2021 Time: 23:00 UTC (12pm local) Location: 43° 03′ S, 169° 22′ E COG: 218°T SOG: 4.5 kts Distance to the Fiordland: 100 nm approx 24 hr. Distance covered: 98 nm We had the CRAZIEST luminescing jellyfish last night. It was a little like we’d got on the magic school bus …
Day 2 Nelson to Fiordland
Date: Saturday, February 6th 2021 Time: 23:00 UTC (12pm local) Location: 41° 47′ S, 170° 44′ E COG: 201°T SOG: 2.4 kts Distance to the Fiordland: 258 nm approx 24 hr. Distance covered: 94 nm We’ve had a very uneventful 24 hours. There was hardly a breath of wind all night long as the engine …
Day 1 Nelson to Fiordland
Date: Friday, February 5th 2021 Time: 23:00 UTC (12pm local) Location: 40° 31′ S, 176° 00′ E COG:209 °T SOG: 4.2 kts Distance to the Milford (Deepwater Cove): 358 nm approx. 24 hr. Distance covered: 102 nm The first 24 hours of our passage were a little hit and miss. We got out a bit …
Heading Out
We have just dropped the mooring and are headed out into the Tasman Bay. The weather window to head south is not perfect, but the best we might get for several weeks. The reason it’s not perfect is because it looks a bit light (which really isn’t a bad thing when heading south). Wish us …
LAND HO! Day 22 Pacific Passage
Date: Friday, May 4th 2018 Time: 21:32 UTC Location: 09° 48.4′ S 139° 01.9 W Anchor down, Atuona bay 24 hour distance traveled: 109 nm Distance to the Marquesas: 0 nm We have arrived! Now your inboxes can take a break from our incessant posts: It’s time for us to explore the islands. Last night …
Day 21 Pacific Crossing
Day 21 Date: Thursday, May 3rd 2018 Time: 21:30 UTC Location: 08° 53.3′ S 137° 52.9 W COG: 225° T SOG: 4 knots 24 hour distance traveled: 112 nm Distance to the Marquesas: 109 nm SOOOO CLOSE! It has been a day full of little wind punctuated by a few good squalls. This has had …
Day 20 Pacific Crossing
Date: Wednesday, May 2nd, 2018 Time: 21:53 UTC Location: 07° 38.1′ S 136° 29.6′ W COG: 225° T SOG: 4.5 knots 24 hour distance traveled: 122 nm Distance to the Marquesas: 204 nm HAPPY BIRTHDAY MONICA S! LOVE FROM THE VAWTERS IN VERY DEEP WATER (ALMOST 5,000 FEET UNDER THE KEEL RIGHT NOW .) Cameron here …
Day 19 Pacific Passage
Date: Tuesday, May 1st, 2018 Time: 17:59 UTC Location: 06° 20.6′ S 135° 16.8’W COG: 225° T SOG: 6 knots 24 hour distance traveled: 122 nm Distance to the Marquesas: 307 nm Cameron here; life is about lots of little goals. In our lead up to the cruising life, my goal was just to sail …
Day 18 Pacific Passage
Date: Monday, April 30th, 2018 Time: 19:21 UTC Location: 04° 54.3′ S 133° 42.9’W COG: 220° T SOG: 5 knots 24 hour distance traveled: 113 nm Distance to the Marquesas: 453 nm This is now officially Cameron’s and my longest ocean passage. When we crossed the Atlantic in 2002 we landed on day 17. In …