Don & Deb's Big Adventure Continues in Oz

We are now living in Melbourne, Australia after selling our beautiful yacht 'Buena Vista' in New Zealand. Even so...the big adventure will continue one way or another!

09 November 2014 | At Sea - Day Nine to New Zealand
08 November 2014 | At Sea - Day Seven to New Zealand
07 November 2014 | At Sea - Day Seven to New Zealand
06 November 2014 | At Sea - Day Six to New Zealand
05 November 2014 | At Sea - Day Five to New Zealand
04 November 2014 | At Sea - Day Four to New Zealand
03 November 2014 | At Sea - Day Three to New Zealand
02 November 2014 | At Sea - Day Two to New Zealand
01 November 2014 | At Sea - Day One to New Zealand
31 October 2014 | Momi Bay, Fiji
31 October 2014 | Momi Bay, Fiji
24 September 2014 | Yasawa-irara, Yasawas, fiji
23 September 2014 | Yasawa-irara, Yasawas, Fiji
21 September 2014 | Cololevu, Yasawas, Fiji
19 September 2014 | Cololevu, Yasawas, Fiji
18 September 2014 | Namataya Bay, Yasawas, Fiji
16 September 2014 | Malacati Village, Yasawas, Fiji
13 September 2014 | Blue Lagoon, Fiji
08 September 2014 | Blue Lagoon, Fiji
06 September 2014 | Blue Lagoon, Nanuya Levu Island, Fiji

Living the Dream??? Not Right Now We're Not.

08 November 2014 | At Sea - Day Seven to New Zealand
OK, so this last part isn't so easy. We've only got about 105 miles to go but we are motoring directly into SE15-18 knots and a 1-1/2 meter swell. We have done the calculations several times and are 'pretty sure' we've got enough fuel to get in. The majority of the pack is ahead of us by about 45 miles and have the same conditions. Who thought this was a good time to make this passage? Most everybody did. What we think has happened is this. We were counting on a high pressure system that is to our west to pass over us by now. It appears to have turned into a 'stationary high'. So we're all in the front edge of it's counter-clockwise spin which is throwing up some strong south-easterly wind. The good news is we're almost there. If we have enough fuel...we'll be in tomorrow morning. If not...well...we'll have to tack back away from land and then try to sail in. Frankly, I'm a bit over the whole thing right now and would prefer to just motor in. Waaaaaaaa. Maybe this blog should be titled "I want my Mommy" Don was net controller for the Southern Cross net for the last time this morning. I think he'll miss that part alot.
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Vessel Name: Buena Vista
Vessel Make/Model: 46' Formosa Peterson
Hailing Port: Ventura, California
Crew: Don and Debbie Robertson
About: The idea of going cruising started when Deb read the book , "Sell up and Sail" around the time they purchased their first boat, a Catalina 22 and joined Chico Yacht Club in 1994.
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Last great adventure was traveling around Australia for 12 months in a VW van in 1992, and getting married in New Zealand on the way back to the States. After two years cruising in Mexico, in 2012 we sailed across the South Pacific stopping at many island nations including French Polynesia, the [...]

Buena Vista's Crew

Who: Don and Debbie Robertson
Port: Ventura, California
I may not have an expensive watch but I've got the time!