Author Archives: Peter Rossin
Moorea Part 2
First, a few more shots as we approached Cook’s Bay on Moorea. Once anchored up, the crew hit the water for a refreshing dip followed by a fresh tuna dinner and an early night. Next day was a walkabout around … Continue reading
Moorea
OK – we did head off to Moorea as planned and daughter Kim caught a nice little tuna on the way. Dinner was tuna saviche, grilled tuna and shrimp on the barbee with kumara. All after a delightful swim off … Continue reading
Papeete
Some of you have been urging me to move on with pics et al but I really need to close out Tahiti first. We arrived on a Monday and Roger left on Wednesday. The interim was spend giving Iron Lady … Continue reading
Secret Agent Man
For those of you who have been following for awhile, you know about our clearance adventures in Fiji and Tonga. If not, I recommend the Tongan experience in particular which (in retrospect) was hilarious – you can do a search … Continue reading
May 26 – 1 day from landfall
May 26 – 1 day from land fall. SInce last night, it has been blowing 25 to 35 from the east southeast. We picked up the southeast trade winds yesterday afternoon at at steady 20 knots. Iron Lady made light … Continue reading
Passing of the Passarelle
Its a sad day. Our Mark 3 boom strung Pasarelle is no more. This morning, the Harbour Master came by and said that a dangerous surge condition was expected over the weekend. The weather sites are showing a deep low … Continue reading
May 25 21 33S 155 21 W
May 25 25 21 S 155 21W Yesterdays noon to noon run was 233 nautical which translates to a 9.7 knot average for the period. Distance traveled as of 0800 today is 1815 nautical. Current weather is scattered clouds, barometer … Continue reading
Pasarelle and a new use for the Booms
A little diversion from the passage posts. When we arrived at Marina Taina, we had to med moore the boat. Process consisted of backing the boat in between two other boats while deploying the anchor. Once in position, a marina … Continue reading