06/03/2008, 19 57'S:169 11'W, Pacific, heading to Vanuatu
Hi all, I'm on Magic Roundabout to get up a few sea miles and a bit of experience because its my dream to become the youngest person to sail around the world, have a look at my blog ''www.youngestround.blogspot.com'' I`ll be putting some pictures on soon. Right now we're steaming along at 6 and a half knots under jib with an ETA in Port Villa lunch time tomorrow, the trip is passing much too fast, we're almost there! Shouldn't talk yet but so far its been another of thoses perfect trips. Apart from a lovely collection of bruises from bouncing around in a 3m sea! Yesterday we pulled in two very eatable tuna which I helped to filet, I'm a bit slow but practice makes perfect! Looks to be a big eating day today with all the fresh food that has to eaten by tomorrow, the menu includes Tuna! Brisquit, Sushmi and fresh bread! Jessica
Hi all, I`m on Magic Roundabout to get up a few sea miles and a bit of experance cos its my deam to become the youngest person to sail around the world, have a look at my blog ''www.youngestround.blogspot.com'' I`ll be putting some pictures on soon. Right now we`re steaming along at 6 and a half knots under jib with an eta in Port Villa lunch time tomorrow, trip is passing much too fast, we`re almost there! Shouldnt talk yet but so far its been another of thouse picfect trips, apart from a lovley colection of bruses! Yesterday we pulled in two very eatabill tuna wich I helped to filet, I`m a bit slow but practis mackes pirfect! Looks to be a big eating day today with all the fresh food that has to eaten by tomorrow, the menue includes Tuna! Brisquit, Sueshemey and fresh bread! Jessica
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06/02/2008, 22 05'S:170 06'W, Pacific, heading to Vanuatu
Hi Readers :) Are there any readers I wonder, hope so! We have 277 miles to go to Efate in Vanuatu and are about 300 miles east of New Caledonia. After a bit of a shaky start with a few engine problems we have not had any mechanical failures for awhile now and are gaining confidence in the boat. One of the early problems was the diesel return line coming undone, which resulted in 100 litres of diesel pumping into the bilges. Luckily we had another 100 litres in Jerry cans and there is plenty of wind at the moment. The Autopilot has been working really well, not a hitch so far in some quite difficult conditions (quartering sea and 25 knots). All the systems are working at the moment, though the satphone data transfer is tediously slow. We are eating like kings, thanks to Mel and James who have been turning out gourmet meals daily :) MahiMahi green Thai curry last night and home made soup for lunch soon :) We are very glad to have bought a pressure cooker, which is saving gas and producing some lovely quick stews. The added advantage of course is that it can leap off the stove and not spill it's contents. Just caught 2 nice small yellow fin Tuna, Mel is salivating and will have it turned into sushimi before it's cooled down at this rate. Jessica is having a go at the filiting today.
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06/02/2008, 24 00'S:170 40'W, Pacific, heading to Vanuatu
Position report test only just checking if the position is coming up in the blog.
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Hope the sailings goings well.
At the moment Ju and I are at Ash and Shauns for dinner (They say Hi)
Please say hi to James,Mel and Jess.
Love Soph
P.S stay safe
05/31/2008, 28 'S:172 'W, Pacific, heading to Vanuatu
Finally departed New Zealand for the first OceansWatch project of 2008. It's been a long and hard refit but we had fantastic support from the Whangarei and Auckland marine industry. If this works, more will follow :)
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12/31/1969, Tasman Sea
Seas are 2.5 metres.
We are on a heading of 180 degrees, heading directly south.
On yesterdays bearing, the boom was directly over the aerial, today's sat phone connection is much better so maybe it was the boom was interfering with reception.
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12/31/1969, Tasman Sea
We are on a close haul.
We have a 25 knot SE wind and it is really cold.
Very bad reception on sat phone so not much information.
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