Jacana's yarns
Sailing west about from Melbourne, Australia.
03 December 2016
17 August 2013
26 October 2011 | Bundaberg, QLD
04 October 2011 | On passage to Bundaberg, Australia
01 October 2011 | On passage to Bundaberg, Australia
26 September 2011 | On passage to Bundaberg, Australia
20 September 2011 | Port Vila, Vanuatu
10 September 2011 | Port Vila, Vanuatu
09 September 2011 | Port Vila, Vanuatu
08 September 2011 | On Passage to Port Vila
05 September 2011 | On Passage to Port Vila
02 September 2011 | Fiji
01 September 2011 | Lautoka, Fiji
18 August 2011 | Suva, Fiji
02 August 2011 | Suva, Fiji
24 July 2011 | On Passage to Suva, Fiji
21 July 2011 | On Passage to Suva, Fiji
17 July 2011 | Neiafu, Tonga
28 June 2011 | On Passage to Tonga
27 June 2011 | On Passage to Tonga
Passage to Tahiti- Arrived after 6 full days
05 May 2011 | Taina Marina, Papeete, Tahiti
Yo and Dan Hellier
We arrived at 1100 hrs Thurs after a fine but willing sail overnight.
A band of wind down south moved up enough to give us 20 to 25 knots during the night and lakes full of rain - damn.
The anchorages here are very tight. These days mainly mooring buoys all bar one filled with local boats. We ended up going into the Taina marina as we are not prepared to anchor with 2 to 1 chain anywhere.
There are about 20 buoys available on a first come basis, but getting one would be like winning the Melbourne Cup.
The port control speak perfect English and are most helpful.
The actual harbour is simple to enter at night, but I would not be game to tackle the channel down to Maeva beach or the marina at night first time in. There is one particular spot where the coral juts out.
Plan on enjoying Tahiti for a couple of weeks
A band of wind down south moved up enough to give us 20 to 25 knots during the night and lakes full of rain - damn.
The anchorages here are very tight. These days mainly mooring buoys all bar one filled with local boats. We ended up going into the Taina marina as we are not prepared to anchor with 2 to 1 chain anywhere.
There are about 20 buoys available on a first come basis, but getting one would be like winning the Melbourne Cup.
The port control speak perfect English and are most helpful.
The actual harbour is simple to enter at night, but I would not be game to tackle the channel down to Maeva beach or the marina at night first time in. There is one particular spot where the coral juts out.
Plan on enjoying Tahiti for a couple of weeks
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| Vessel Name: | Jacana Of Melbourne |
| Vessel Make/Model: | Northshore 46 |
| Hailing Port: | Melbourne Australia |
| Crew: | Dan & Yolanda Hellier |
| About: | Departed Melbourne April 2003. We have now finished our circumnavigation. Thought we might cruise down the east coast of Oz for a while |
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There are over 900 species of birds in Panama and 400 of them are in our jungle backyard at ShelterBay marina
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Created 20 December 2010
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Regular visits to Oz allow us to travel via new countries and catch up with mates and family
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Created 13 November 2010
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18% of all species of birds in the world occur in Colombia
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Created 20 June 2010
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We joined the people on the street for Emancipation Day, and the festivities of Carnival. With other yachties we took Jessie James' tours to Asa Wright Bird Reserve, the Caroni Swamp, Nariva and the pitch lake.
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Created 30 March 2010
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Trinidad & Tobago have the greatest number of species of birds per sq kilometer than any other country in the world...about 460 odd species.
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Created 9 March 2010
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Who: Dan & Yolanda Hellier
Port: Melbourne Australia
