19 January 2014 | 02 21.241'S:105 37.595'E, between Bangka and Sumatra
10 January 2014 | 02 44.5'S:111 43.9'E, Kumai, Kalimantan, Indonesia (Borneo)
07 January 2014 | 06 59.103'S:114 07.199'E, East end of Madura, Eastern end of Java, Indonesia
24 December 2013 | 08 30.473'S:116 01.389'E, Lombok, Indonesia
19 December 2013 | Komodo National Park, Indonesia
14 December 2013 | Komodo National Park, Indonesia
06 December 2013 | 08 31.113'S:119 52.065'E, Labuan Bajo, Flores, Indonesia
05 December 2013 | 08 23.583'S:120 02.972'E, Flores Sea
04 December 2013 | 07 57'S:120 49'E, Flores Sea
03 December 2013 | 07 16.0'S:122 11.7'E, Bone Rate, Indonesia
02 December 2013 | 06 03.9'S:124 08'E, Wakatobi, Indonesia
01 December 2013 | 04 54.932'S:126 13.158'E, The Banda Sea
30 November 2013 | 3 42.134'S:128 10.149'E, Ambon City
25 November 2013 | 4 31.374'S:129 53.872'E, Melissa's Garden, Raja Ampat, Papua
25 November 2013 | 4 31.374'S:129 53.872'E, Raja Ampat
25 November 2013 | 4 31.374'S:129 53.872'E, Banda Neira
18 November 2013 | 1 53.459'S:129 43.990'E, Raja Ampat, Indonesia
18 November 2013 | 1 13.245'S:129 45.069'E, Raja Ampat, Indonesia
17 November 2013 | 0 26.578'S:130 26.639'E, Raja Ampat
10 November 2013 | 0 57.185'S:130 40.136'E, Raja Ampat
samoa or tonga, tonga or samoa?
19 September 2012 | 13 14.875'S:163 06.498'W, Suwarrow Atoll, Cook Islands
Arthur
Decisions. Decisions. Decisions. We are trying to decide when to leave Suwarrow and where to go. Its tricky. American Samoa is a little less than a 3 day sail. Tonga is about 4.5 day sail. Its always nice to break things up a bit. But its also nice to get some place and have time to stay a while. If we head to Tonga, we would typically have a better sailing angle. And if we go to Samoa, we would have a decent sailing angle to Samoa, but then on the leg to Tonga, we could have wind and seas ahead of the beam, which could be unpleasant. If we go directly to Tonga, then we miss countries and islands we may never otherwise see. The forecast isn't helping. We look at wind speed and direction. Wave height, period and direction, and whether there are mulitple waves which create confusion. We also look for fronts, highs, lows, ridges and troughs. Precipitation. As well as measures of energy in the atmosphere that can be conducive to squall formation, and that can also suggest squall strength. None are lining up now. If wind and seas look good, precipitation and squall formation look bad. If precipitation and squall formation are good, then wind and seas look bad--either too little wind, or wind and seas from the wrong direction. Screw it, I'm going snorkeling then fishing. Hmm. Maybe fishing then snorkeling....