Christiania

The adventures of a 46' "Colin Archer" Gaff Ketch and her crew as they sail 15,000 miles from Gibraltar to New Zealand!

14 December 2008 | Viaduct Marina, Auckland, New Zealand
12 December 2008 | Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand
11 December 2008 | Cape Bret, New Zealand
10 December 2008 | Opua, Bay of Islands, NEW ZEALAND!
09 December 2008 | 19 miles from New Zealand
08 December 2008 | Pacific Ocean
07 December 2008 | Pacific Ocean
06 December 2008 | Antartic Circle
05 December 2008 | South Fiji Basin
04 December 2008 | South Fiji Basin
03 December 2008 | South Fiji Basin
02 December 2008 | South Fiji Basin
02 December 2008 | South Fiji Basin
01 December 2008 | Suva harbour, Fiji
16 November 2008 | Suva Harbour, Fiji
16 November 2008 | Suva Harbour, Fiji
16 November 2008 | Suva Harbour Fiji
15 November 2008 | Koro Sea, South Pacific
14 November 2008 | South Pacific
13 November 2008 | South Pacific

1 down, 1 to go!

16 November 2008 | Suva Harbour, Fiji
Nic
Hi folks, well we have now been here a week, and have a week to go before our big departure for NZ. Our jobs list for the boat had 37 items on it when we arrived and is now down to 11 items - many of which can't be done till our departure so its time to relax at last. I'm quite looking forward to the arrival of my mate Phil tomorrow - I first met him back in 1992 when he and his buddies ransacked my room on my first night in halls of residence, so watch out fella, it's been a long time but revenge will be sweet!!! Neil & Emma came back earlier after 4 days away on one of the other islands, and are already in my bad books - the light in the heads (toilet) has been left on draining the batteries, which is why I am up now at 0330 with the generator on charging them again - kids!!!! As for Fiji well it's a very friendly place although apart from the Yacht Club and Suva city centre I have yet to see much of it. There is a cracking cinema in town, and I went to see the new James Bond a couple of nights ago which was great - it is also a very cheap place, the taxi into town, cinema ticket, popcorn, coke & ice cream and then taxi back to the boat was 6 pounds in total! So that's about it, the batteries are almost charged again so I can go back to sleep and god help the kids if they wake me too early this morning!
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Vessel Name: CHRISTANIA
Vessel Make/Model: COLIN ARCHER
Hailing Port: GIBRALTAR
Crew: THE WHOLE WAY! Nic Gray (Skipper), Alister Yule - MOST OF THE WAY! Neil Kennedy, Emma Redington - SOME OF THE WAY! Lisa Barker, Danny, Tommy Olsen, Felix Finlay, Rianne Driehuzen, Eskil Glantz, Clint Lewis, Spiros Soypionis
Extra: THE ROUTE: Gib - Gran Canaria - St Lucia - Dominica - Antigua - Panama Canal - Galapagos- Marquesas (Hiva Ova) - Tahiti - Raiatea - Bora Bora - Suvorov - Western Samoa - Tonga - Fiji - New Zealand

Who: THE WHOLE WAY! Nic Gray (Skipper), Alister Yule - MOST OF THE WAY! Neil Kennedy, Emma Redington - SOME OF THE WAY! Lisa Barker, Danny, Tommy Olsen, Felix Finlay, Rianne Driehuzen, Eskil Glantz, Clint Lewis, Spiros Soypionis
Port: GIBRALTAR