O'VIVE PACIFIC CROSSING

A family travels from Florida to New Zealand aboard their St Francis 50 catamaran

08 May 2013
06 September 2011 | Brisbane
04 September 2011 | 26 02S 155 59E
03 September 2011 | 24 35S 159 23E
02 September 2011 | 23 21S 162 56E
31 August 2011 | New Caledonia
30 August 2011 | 21 10S 168 312E
29 August 2011 | 21 25S 171 52E
28 August 2011 | 21 03S 175 17E
27 August 2011 | 20 17S 178 49E
26 August 2011 | 19 26S 177 46W
25 August 2011 | 18 48S 174 20W
23 August 2011 | Neiafu, Tonga
21 August 2011 | 19 00S 170 22W
18 August 2011 | 19 45S 168 16W
15 August 2011 | Beverage Reef
14 August 2011 | 19 39S 166 06W
12 August 2011 | 18 52S 160 14W
03 August 2011 | Aitutaki
01 August 2011 | 18 18S 157 49W

Beginning the cruising Life!

14 January 2008 | Staniel Cay, Bahamas
Nathalie
We arrived to one of the kid's favorite spot, Staniel Cay in the Exumas.
Nothing yet can beat the beauty of Thunderball cave and the thrill of jumping from the top of the ceiling hole, they never get tired if it! So around 10: 30am at slack tide, we went to the cave and although the water was cooler than this summer (those spoiled Florida kids!), they did not hesitate long before going in it, the temptation was too strong! After the initial shock, the water felt pretty comfortable and we did not get cold even after quite a while. We tried the waterproof case of our digital camera and the results was much clearer and much more colorful than the throw away underwater camera we always get.
And... David and Alec went spear fishing for an hour on the Oceanside and came back with dinner: A beautiful five pounder Nassau Grouper! The wind is very light right now, actually dead calm, but a weak cold front is supposed to arrive in the next two days, so maybe we will be able to catch the north wind and sail to Georgetown, we have been motoring all the way until now (either wind in front of us or no wind!).
La Grotte Staniel Cay (Exumas- Bahamas) Nous sommes arrives a l'un des coins favoris des enfants, Staniel Cay, dans les iles Exumas. Rien encore n'est plus beau et extraordinaire a leurs yeux que la grotte de Thunderball (Un des film de L'agent 007 a ete filme dans cette grotte) . Nous sommes donc partis a 10h30 ce matin fin prets, au changement de mare pour avoir le moins de courant possible. Nous etions a maree haute et nous devions aller sous l'eau pour entrer. Cette grotte a un plafond ouvert, la lumiere entre donc et les couleurs des poissons ressortent bien sur le fond de corail, c'est superbe!
Emilie et Alec n'ont hesites que quelques secondes , l'eau etait un peu froide pour eux mais la tentation etait trop forte! En fait, apr�s le premier choc, l'eau devient tres agreable. Apres avoir saut� du haut de la grotte, etre pass� dans toutes les entrees sous marines mainte fois, nous etions pr�ts pour un bon hamburger que nous avons deguste au yacht club de Staniel Cay.
Pour couronner le tout, David et Alec ont attrape un beau merou de presque deux kilos a la fleche Hawaienne (le fusil sous-marin n'est pas autorise aux Bahamas). Un bon dinner en perspective!
Quel bon Dimanche pour commencer ce beau voyage!


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Vessel Name: O'Vive
Vessel Make/Model: St Francis 50' catamaran
Hailing Port: Tavernier, Florida USA
Crew: David, Alec, Emilie, Nathalie
About: Captain David, 1st mate, Nathalie and the crew Alec (12) and Emilie (15)

O'VIVE UNDER WAY...

Who: David, Alec, Emilie, Nathalie
Port: Tavernier, Florida USA