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Two To Tango in the Wind
Janet and John Harrington's blog as they sail Tango from San Francisco, CA (USA) to the South Pacific, Tonga, New Zealand, back to the US, and beyond.
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Tango departing Marsden Cove Marina, NZ in Jan2022 to return to the US
Who:
Janet and John Harrington
Port:
Houston TX, USA
Our Pacific Tracks, new map link below
Categories
Keeping the Boat Going
Cruising and Places
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Favorite Links
New Tracking Map
Table of Contents
New Zealand and What We Are Up To
Cruising Fiji
Tonga 2023
Moorea, Huahine, Taha'a, and Bora B...
Tahiti - July 2023
Catching Up in Fiji!
Tahuata, Fatu Hiva, Nuku Hiva (Marquesas...
Pacific Crossing #2, Panama Canal to Hiv...
Shelter Bay Marina, Volunteer Line Handl...
Crossing the Caribbean and Preparing for...
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Tango's Photo Galleries
2024 Mumu - Russell - Roa - Ruru
23 February 2024
16 Photos
2023 Fiji
05 January 2024
23 Photos
New Zealand and What We Are Up To
04 February 2024
Cruising Fiji
06 January 2024
Tonga 2023
21 September 2023
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Tonga, Neiafu Harbor of Refuge
Moorea, Huahine, Taha'a, and Bora Bora
21 September 2023
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Moorea, Huahine, Tahaa and Bora Bora
Tahiti - July 2023
13 September 2023
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Tahiti
Catching Up in Fiji!
10 September 2023
Tahuata, Fatu Hiva, Nuku Hiva (Marquesas), and Fakarava (Tuamotus)
20 July 2023
Pacific Crossing #2, Panama Canal to Hiva Oa
05 June 2023
Shelter Bay Marina, Volunteer Line Handling for Morvran, Tango's Panama Canal Transit
25 April 2023
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Panama Canal 17 May 2023
Crossing the Caribbean and Preparing for the Panama Canal
23 March 2023
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Panama Canal
Catching Up from George Town, Great Exuma Is, Bahamas
14 March 2023
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Anchored off George Town, Great Exuma Island, Bahamas
Almost Ready for Sea
26 February 2023
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Port Canaveral, FL
A Follow Up - Follow Up on Tango Maintenance
19 February 2023
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Port Canaveral, FL
Follow up on Tango's Drive Line & Generator Fixes
19 December 2022
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Port Canaveral, Ocean Club Marina
Maintenance Awareness
26 November 2022
Tango is Underway
23 November 2022
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Patuxent River, MD
The Pleasant Parts of Tango Moored in Baltimore from July thru November
17 November 2022
Tango; Stuck in Baltimore
28 October 2022
Updated Blog & New Tracking Map
09 July 2022
Exuma Keys. Shroud Key, The Land and Sea Park Warderwick Wells & Cambridge Keys, and Thunderball (007) Grotto,
05 May 2022
Anchoring Our Way South in the Bahamas
30 April 2022
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Rock Sound, Eleuthera
Two...well... Three Weeks in Bahamas
22 April 2022
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Royal Island Harbor, Eleuthera, Bahamas
A Visit to Key West and Dry Tortugas
30 March 2022
Coming to America! Tango's Transport to the US
05 March 2022
Great Barrier Island, NZ
18 February 2022
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Great Barrier Island, NZ
Seems Its Time to Catch Up Again; Feb2022
03 February 2022
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Omaha, NE, USA
Mount Aubrey Hike
28 August 2021
Happy but A Wee Bit Bored in Lockdown
26 August 2021
What Do You Do During Another COVID Lockdown in New Zealand
18 August 2021
Quick Update for Tango (Apr 2021)
26 April 2021
Tango's Maintenance in Opua, NZ (Update at end on 19 Aug 2021)
31 October 2020
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Bay of Islands Marina, Opua, NZ
Opua for Engine Maintenance
26 October 2020
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Bay of Islands Marina, Opua, NZ
Repair of Tango's Rudder
04 September 2020
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Marsden Cove Marina Boatyard/Hardstand (Feb-Mar 2020)
Projects Update for Tango
21 July 2020
Adding Photos
14 July 2020
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North Island Sight Seeing
NZ Places We've Visited
31 May 2020
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North Island Sight Seeing
After NZ's Covid19 Shutdown
25 May 2020
Back in New Zealand
06 February 2020
Christmas and New Year 2020 in Omaha
24 January 2020
Settled in New Zealand
04 December 2019
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Whangarei, North Island, New Zealand
Progressing Toward Opua
07 November 2019
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34 05.6'S:174 30.2'E, 100 Miles to GO
Progressing Toward Opua
06 November 2019
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33 27.4'S:174 41.2'E, 100 Miles to GO
Progressing Toward Opua
06 November 2019
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33 27.4'S:174 41.2'E, 100 Miles to GO
Progressing Toward Opua
06 November 2019
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319 39.0'S:175 14.4'E, 227 NNE Opua
321nm to NZ
05 November 2019
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Sailing toward N 321nm to Go!
Progressing Toward Opua
05 November 2019
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29 22.3'S:175 52.8'E, 508 NNE Opua
Progressing Toward Opua
04 November 2019
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28 00'S:176 15.1'E, 508 NNE Opua
Progressing Toward Opua
04 November 2019
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27 12.9'S:177 01.4'E, 508 NNE Opua
Good Progress
03 November 2019
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Sailing toward NZ , Try #2
Enroute NZ
03 November 2019
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Sailing toward NZ , Try #2
Leaving N Minerva Reef for NZ
01 November 2019
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Sailing toward NZ , Try #2
In the Trough
30 October 2019
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24 45.5'S:179 07.5'W, Almost back to Minerva Reef in the S Pacific
In the Trough
29 October 2019
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24 5.3'S:179 43.4'W, South of Minerva Reef in the S Pacific
Sailing toward NZ in stormy weather
29 October 2019
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Sailing toward NZ in stormy weather
Sailing to Minerva Reef
28 October 2019
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23 35.5'S:179 06.6'W, Avoiding a Trough/Storm
Sailing to Minerva Reef
27 October 2019
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21 36.3'S:177 01.7'W, 226 nm NNE North Minerva Reef
Sailing to Minerva Reef
27 October 2019
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20 46.6'S:176 15.1'W, 226 nm NNE North Minerva Reef
Passing Tongatapu
26 October 2019
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Tonga Passing Tongtapu
Sailing to Minerva Reef
26 October 2019
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16 54.5'S:149 11.18'W, 300 nm NNE North Minerva Reef
Leaving Tonga for New Zealand
25 October 2019
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Neiafu Harbor, Vava'u, Tonga
Tango is Grounded for Misbehavior
12 October 2019
Anchored at Sasia Island East of Vava'u
09 October 2019
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Kingdom of Tonga
Farallon Electronics Support ROCKS!
27 September 2019
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Port Maurelle, Tonga
Two Great Days in Tonga
07 September 2019
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Kingdom of Tonga
Swimming with the Humpbacks
20 August 2019
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Neiafu Harbor, Vava'u, Tonga
Exploring Tonga
15 August 2019
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Kingdom of Tonga
We are in Tonga!
04 August 2019
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Kingdom of Tonga
Whale Games!
03 August 2019
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78nm NE of Tonga
Undeway Once More
01 August 2019
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15NM S of American Samoa
Diverting to Pago Pago, American Samoa
27 July 2019
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530NM ENE Tonga
Continuing to Tonga
25 July 2019
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530NM ENE Tonga
Left Suwarrow
24 July 2019
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10NM SW Suwarrow
30 Miles to Go
21 July 2019
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30 NM to NW to Suwarrow
Suwarrow Arrival about 10AM Tomorrow
20 July 2019
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223 NM to NW to Suwarrow
Slowly approaching Suwarrow
19 July 2019
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223 NM to NW to Suwarrow
Good Morning Friday
19 July 2019
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Friday AM Sailing North
Thursday 18 Jul and 2 days to go, at least
18 July 2019
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Just passed 5 NM North of Maupihaa Atoll enroute Suwarrow
Continuing Passage to Suwarrow
17 July 2019
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Just passed 5 NM North of Maupihaa Atoll enroute Suwarrow
Progress to Suwarrow
16 July 2019
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Just passed 5 NM North of Maupihaa Atoll enroute Suwarrow
Underway to Suwarrow
15 July 2019
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Departed Raiatea 4PM Monday
Underway to Suwarrow
15 July 2019
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Departed Raiatea 4PM Monday
One day until we leave the mooring ball!
06 July 2019
Moorea, Tahaa, Raiatea and the big storm
03 July 2019
Catching up the Blog in Tahiti
23 May 2019
Approaching Tahiti
18 May 2019
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16 54.5'S:149 11.18'W, 45 NM NNE of Tahitil
What's Happening to Tango in Tahiti
18 May 2019
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Tahiti
Leaving Rangiroa
17 May 2019
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Leaving Rangiroa Atoll for Tahiti
Approaching Rangiroa Atoll
12 May 2019
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Approaching Rangiroa Atoll
Enroute Ahe
08 May 2019
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10 20.13'S:141 13.63'W, 369 NE of the atoll
What is a Plan?
06 May 2019
Preparations to Leave for Taumotu and Tahiti
02 May 2019
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08 55.00'S:140 06.20'W, Taiohae Batm Nuku Hiva
Anchored in Daniel's Bay Nuku Hiva
25 April 2019
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Daniel's Bay Nuku Hiva
Landfall Oa Huka, Marquesas
16 April 2019
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23 NM NE of Marquesas
Landfall on Tuesday!
15 April 2019
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215NM NE Marquesas (aka almost there)
Happy Birthday Susan Banas
14 April 2019
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700NM NE Marquesas (aka Middle of the Pacific
Good Progress to Marquesas
13 April 2019
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700NM NE Marquesas (aka Middle of the Pacific
Now That Was An Interesting Night, so far
11 April 2019
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700NM NE Marquesas (aka Middle of the Pacific)
Working Toward Marquesas
09 April 2019
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In the middle of the Pacific
Tango's Equator Crossing
07 April 2019
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Equator Crossing
Nearing the Equator
05 April 2019
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230 NM NE of Equator Crossing
Items with Issues after 2 Weeks
05 April 2019
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110NM from Equator Crossing
Tango is more than halfway there!
03 April 2019
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170NM North of ITCZ
Emergency Repair of Boom Gooseneck
02 April 2019
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170NM North of ITCZ
Tango Continues to Approach the ITCZ
02 April 2019
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510 NM WSW of PV
Our First Week at Sea
28 March 2019
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510 NM WSW of PV
Turning South for ITCZ
26 March 2019
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510 NM WSW of PV
This Week; We Leave!
16 March 2019
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La Cruz Marina, Banderas Bay, MX
Surviving a Maintenance Period
19 February 2019
Banderas Bay and Catching Up
17 February 2019
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Banderas Bay Mexico
Halyards and Topping Lift Replacement
22 January 2019
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Paradise Village Marine, Nueva Vallarta, MX
Whales, Fishing Lines, Swimming, BBQ and Night Sailing
18 January 2019
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Departing Chacala Enroute Paradise Village Nueva Vallarta
Anchored Matenchen Bay San Blas
16 January 2019
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Departing Mazatlan enroute San Blas
Departed Mazatlan
15 January 2019
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Departing Mazatlan enroute San Blas
Sea of Cortez Passage
11 January 2019
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Approaching Mazatlan and El Cid Marina
Tango's Itinerary
01 January 2019
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La Paz
Maintenance Blogs for Tango; Rebuilding Turning Blocks
30 December 2018
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Marina de La Paz
Switching Tango's Blog Engine to SailBlogs
26 December 2018
Swimming with Whale Sharks
02 December 2018
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Mogote Beach, La Paz
Replacing Tango Main Engine Muffler
24 October 2018
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San Diego
Tango, a Description of Our Home
01 October 2018
Tango departing Marsden Cove Marina, NZ in Jan2022 to return to the US
Who:
Janet and John Harrington
Port:
Houston TX, USA
Our Pacific Tracks, new map link below
Categories
Keeping the Boat Going
Cruising and Places
Show All Posts
Favorite Links
New Tracking Map
Table of Contents
New Zealand and What We Are Up To
Cruising Fiji
Tonga 2023
Moorea, Huahine, Taha'a, and Bora B...
Tahiti - July 2023
Catching Up in Fiji!
Tahuata, Fatu Hiva, Nuku Hiva (Marquesas...
Pacific Crossing #2, Panama Canal to Hiv...
Shelter Bay Marina, Volunteer Line Handl...
Crossing the Caribbean and Preparing for...
View Post List
Tango's Photo Galleries
2024 Mumu - Russell - Roa - Ruru
23 February 2024
16 Photos
2023 Fiji
05 January 2024
23 Photos
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