IOLEA 2019

We are an Australian couple who have been cruising on our Hylas 49 since 2010. We are currently in Alaska having sailed from NZ via French Polynesia and Hawaii last year.

12 July 2020
04 October 2019
17 September 2019
08 September 2019
27 August 2019
15 August 2019
29 July 2019 | Prince William Sound: Snug Harbor
19 July 2019
17 July 2019
16 July 2019 | Aialik Bay, Kenai Peninsular
14 July 2019 | Northwestern Glacier
13 July 2019 | Kenai Penninsular
12 July 2019 | Pilot Harbor, Kenai Peninsular
11 July 2019 | Kenai Peninsular
10 July 2019 | Kenai Peninsular
09 July 2019 | Afognak Island
08 July 2019 | Afognak Island
06 July 2019 | Afognak Island
05 July 2019 | Kodiak Island

Yeah, we have arrived in Vanuatu!

18 June 2016 | Anelghowhat, Aneityum, Vanuatu
Paul Duncan
We're pleased to be back up in the tropics safely on anchor after a robust 5 day 23hr sail in 20-25 knots gusting 30 from the SSE-SE, along with a confused 2-3m sea state. Whilst not a great passage due to the terrible sea state, at least it was quick. At one stage we saw 11.4 knots of boats speed, which matches our previous record for Iolea. All boat systems worked flawlessly and we had no gear failure, I (Paul) however did at one stage make a poor sleep deprived choice by electing to take a nap on the windward (i.e. wrong side) side of the boat only to be promptly thrown out of bed when we were hit by a large wave, resulting in bruises but no broken bones. Overall, we cannot complain though; as this was the first safe sailing window of the season. Earlier windows resulted in excessive motoring or unsafe conditions. In our case, apart from using the engine to motor out of NZ and into the anchorage here in Vanuatu, the engine was not used once this passage. Now that we are here we see that there is a massive low travelling across the Tasman which will bring huge winds and seas and quite a storm hitting NZ. Anyone still in NZ wanting to sail north must now wait for at least two weeks before they will have any chance of seeing a decent window. We count ourselves lucky to have had this timely opportunity to sail to Vanuatu.
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Vessel Name: Iolea
Vessel Make/Model: Hylas 49
Hailing Port: Sydney, Australia
Crew: Paul and Kate
About: We are an Australian couple on a 2003 Hylas 49 and have been cruising from the Caribbean to the South Pacific since 2010. We are now in Alaska after 6 years in the tropical Pacific
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