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S/V Mabel Rose
Join us for a trip from New York to Tasmania, and back, we hope. Departing Saturday.
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Getting our Feet Under Us
09 January 2023
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Hobart Tasmania
Tasmania!
09 January 2023
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Hobart, Tasmania
Grins upon Arrival
06 January 2023
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Hobart Tasmania
Finding the Answers to Life, the Universe and Everything in Hobart
06 January 2023
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Kings Pier Marina, Hobart, Tasmania
Almost Hobart
05 January 2023
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Cape Pillar
Flight Paths to Antartica
05 January 2023
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(offshore pillar point Tasmania)
Tasmania Landfall
04 January 2023
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Cape Tourville, Tasmania
Halfway To Hobart
04 January 2023
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(offshore Seymour Tasmania)
Styrofoam, Flowers or Spooky Halloween Heads
03 January 2023
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( east of Tasmania)
A Hard Beat Towards Hobart
03 January 2023
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East of Flinders Island
Out of Eden
02 January 2023
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South of Green Cape
End of the Holiday Weekend in Eden
02 January 2023
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(south east of Australia)
New Year Laughter Learning and Tear
01 January 2023
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Eden
New Years Beach Day
01 January 2023
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Eden, New South Wales
Blog 207 Rolling New Year
31 December 2022
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Eden
Extending Eden Into the New Year
31 December 2022
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Cocora Beaxh, Eden, New South Wales
Two Fold Bay Shuffle Synapse
30 December 2022
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Cocora Beach snug harbor Australia
In Edenic Limbo With the Q Flag Flying
30 December 2022
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Eden, Australia
You Know You Are in Australia...
29 December 2022
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Off Boydtown NSW
We Regret to Inform You (on December 29) That Entry to the Port of Eden on December 28 is Not Permitted
29 December 2022
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Nullica Bay, Eden, Australia
Into Australia
28 December 2022
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Eden harbour
Checking in at Eden
28 December 2022
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Twofold Bay, Australia
Landfall: Eden
27 December 2022
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East of Eden
The Sydney Hobart Race East of Eden
27 December 2022
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(25 miles east of Eden Australia)
Biosecurity Boxing Day
26 December 2022
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(-36.16,153.15)
Boxing Day
25 December 2022
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Tasman Sea
A Maritime Christmas with Tradition
25 December 2022
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(-35.72,-155.38)
A Sparkling Christmas at Sea With Our Dolphin Friends
25 December 2022
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Tasman Sea
Silent Night
24 December 2022
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Tasman Sea
The Eternal Twilight of the Ocean Sky
23 December 2022
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Tasman Sea
Finders Seamount Landscapes
23 December 2022
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(-34.8,159.9)
Halfway There, and a Mid-Ocean Underwater Repair
22 December 2022
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Tasman Sea
The Differences
22 December 2022
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(-35.00,161.75)
Nothing Much to Report Except a Couple of Whales
21 December 2022
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Tasman Sea
Two Albatross Day
21 December 2022
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(-35.45,164.45)
Midnight, Clear
21 December 2022
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Tasman Sea
I Did Not Kill the Albatross
20 December 2022
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(-35.45,167.4)
Lovely Weather for a Sailboat Together
20 December 2022
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Tasman Sea
Moving Ahead But Far Away
19 December 2022
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999 miles to Eden
Three Kings of Calm
19 December 2022
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West of Three Kings Islands
Three Kings Gifts
18 December 2022
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three kings islands
Days of Boredom
18 December 2022
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Cape Reinga, NZ
Plankton Christmas
17 December 2022
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north of cape reinga
A Long Goodbye to Aotearoa
17 December 2022
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Cape Reinga, NZ
Sailing in a Sock
16 December 2022
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cape reinga
Bound for Australia
16 December 2022
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Cape Brett
Into the Brume
15 December 2022
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(35.25s,174.52e)
Splashback!
14 December 2022
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Marsden Cove
Splashback!
14 December 2022
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Marsden Cove
Chasing Kiwis and Christmas in a Car
13 December 2022
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Marsden Cove, NZ
Out of the Water
12 December 2022
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Marsden Cove, Northlands, NZ
We Have A Lawn
12 December 2022
Along the Coast
11 December 2022
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North island coast
Blue Star Hobart Bound?
11 December 2022
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Marsden Cove, Northlands, NZ
Down the Coast to the Mouth of the Whangerei
10 December 2022
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Marsden Cove, Northkands, NZ
Otewhango Passage
09 December 2022
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Whangamumu Harbor
Saudade -Untranslatable
09 December 2022
Two Days in Port in the Wind and Rain
08 December 2022
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Opua, NZ
Back On Board
06 December 2022
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Opua, NZ
Northbound Generosity
05 December 2022
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North Island
Working Our Way Back to the North Island, Mostly Overland
02 December 2022
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Wellington , NZ
Blame the Kea
02 December 2022
Mountains Laced with Water and Ice
01 December 2022
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Milford Sound
Milford Sound is Even More Spectacular
01 December 2022
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Milford Sound, NZ
Doubtful Aluminum Adventures
30 November 2022
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Doubtful Sound
Paddling Doubtful Sound
30 November 2022
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Fiordlands, New Zealand
A Change in Climate at Tasman Glacier
29 November 2022
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Mt Cook National Park, New Zealand
Rocks Snow and Gravity
28 November 2022
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Mt Cook
Moa Land Holes
28 November 2022
Sealeys Tarns - A Splendid Day in the High Mountains
28 November 2022
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Mt Cook National Park, New Zealand
Ice Retreating from Mt. Mabel
27 November 2022
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Mt Cook Nee Zealand
Hooker Glacier
27 November 2022
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Mt Cook National Park, New Zealand
Flea Bay Kayaking
26 November 2022
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Banks Peninsula, New Zealand
Blue Penguins Help the Helps
26 November 2022
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Flea Bay, Banks Peninsula New Zealand
Banks Track to Penguin Cottage
25 November 2022
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Banks Peninsula, NZ
Thanksgiving with a View and Sheep
24 November 2022
Leaving Wilderness Lodge
23 November 2022
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Christchurch, NZ
The Valley of the Mother of Rainbows
22 November 2022
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Arthur’s Pass
Soggy Mountain Meadows
21 November 2022
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Arthur’s Pass, NZ
Pigs, Poison and Pastures
20 November 2022
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Arthur’s Pass New Zealand
Arthur’s Pass Wilderness Lodge
20 November 2022
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The Wilderness Lodge at Arthur’s Pass, NZ
What Would a Moa Eat
19 November 2022
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Arthur’s Pass
From Sound to Mountains by Boat Bus and Train
19 November 2022
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Arthur’s Pass, NZ
Dinner on a Debris Flow
17 November 2022
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Mahana Lodge Punga Bay New Zeakand
A Day Afloat But Not on the Mabel Rose
17 November 2022
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Marlborough Sounds, NZ
Cold Bubbles
16 November 2022
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Cooke strait
Three Days in Wellington in Travel Guide Style
16 November 2022
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Wellington, NZ
Why Not Sail Around New Zealand?
14 November 2022
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Wellington, NZ
Working on My Pepeha
13 November 2022
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Wellington
We Put Rivendell in Google Maps and it Sent Us Up Mt Doom Instead
13 November 2022
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Kaitoke Regional Park
Not a Hobbit Walking Party
12 November 2022
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National Park New Zealand
Tongariro Crossing
12 November 2022
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Tongariro National Park
From Tepid Baths to Golem’s Pool
11 November 2022
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National Park New Zealand
Driving to Mt Doom
11 November 2022
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Tongariro National Park
Big Trees to Urban Buzz
10 November 2022
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Auckland New Zealand
Packing Our Bags, Off to See the Big Trunks
10 November 2022
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New Zealand North Island
Not the Right Clothes for the Election Day Eclipse
09 November 2022
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Opua
What You Find At the End of the Rainbow
08 November 2022
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Bay of Islands Marina Opua New Zealand
Back to the Marina
07 November 2022
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Opua, NZ
Te Hau: Gale Warning
07 November 2022
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Opua marina
Mihi to the Birds
06 November 2022
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Urapukapuka
Urupukapuka Island
06 November 2022
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Urupukapuka Island. NZ
Roberton Island
05 November 2022
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Urupukapuka Island
Typing on my Ipapa
05 November 2022
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Urupukapuka Island, New Zealand
A Bouncing Karl
04 November 2022
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Motuarohia Island
On my Feet Again at Waitangi, Under Protest
04 November 2022
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Roberton Island, Bay of Islands
My Favorite Boats in Opua Harbor
03 November 2022
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Opua
Wednesday Night Racing in Opua
02 November 2022
Still on my Bottom - Not Much to Report
02 November 2022
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Opua
Signs of Spring in Opua
01 November 2022
“Stay on your bottom with your leg elevated for the next two days or …
01 November 2022
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Opua, NZ
Leaning on Your Boat Buddies
31 October 2022
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Opua New Zealand
Spooky Stories from the Laundry
30 October 2022
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Opua, New Zealand
Rainy Day in Opua
30 October 2022
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Opua
How Do You Know It Is New Zealand?
29 October 2022
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Opua New Zealand
Opua is a Great Place to Fix Your Boat
29 October 2022
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Opua, NZ
Fishers Dawn
28 October 2022
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Opua New Zealand
They Let Us in to New Zealand!
28 October 2022
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Opua, NZ
Tongan Heron at Sunrise
27 October 2022
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(34.9s, 174.52e)
And Then the Sea Grew Still
27 October 2022
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100 Miles NE of Opua
You Must Eat This Chocolate
26 October 2022
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(33.75s, 175.5e)
A Change in Destination
26 October 2022
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240 Miles NE of Opua
No Street Signs on a Cloud Street
25 October 2022
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(31.8s, 177.5e)
Some Lines Crossed
25 October 2022
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Lau Ridge
Pink Slime is Not Comfort Food
24 October 2022
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(30.0s, 189.0e)
Eighty Miles in the Squash Zone, Hear That Southeast Wind Moan . . .
24 October 2022
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West of Kermadec Island
Squash Zone Menu
23 October 2022
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(26.5s, 179.08w)
Squash Zone Prep
23 October 2022
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North of Kermadec Island
So Many Different Perspectives
22 October 2022
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(26.63s, 177.98w)
Out of the Tropics, Onto the Tongan Ridge
22 October 2022
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Tongan Ridge
Bubbles and Chocolate
21 October 2022
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(23.56s, 176.5w)
Threading Our Way Through the Chimerical Reefs of the Tongan Trench
21 October 2022
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Tongan Trench
Fakatonga the Tonga Way
20 October 2022
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(22.36s 174.61w)
Another Fine Day of Sailing and Then the Wind Died
20 October 2022
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40 Miles East of Tongatapu
Flying Passion
19 October 2022
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(21.03s, 174.2w)
All at Sea Again
19 October 2022
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Disney Reef
When Are You Leaving?
18 October 2022
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(South of Vava'u)
Swallow Cave
17 October 2022
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Neiafu, Vava'u
Sunrise on the Tonga Kermadec Trench
17 October 2022
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(Port Maurelle)
Feast
16 October 2022
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vava'u
Tongan Sunday
16 October 2022
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Neiafu, Vava'u
Is It Ethical....
15 October 2022
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Vava’u
Swimming with Whales
15 October 2022
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Vava’u, Tonga
Kangaroos on the Yeast
14 October 2022
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vava'u
Tropicana Cafe
14 October 2022
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Neiafu, Vava'u
Two Sailing Vessels Departed at the Same Time in the Afternoon From Bora Bora on October First
13 October 2022
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Neiafu, Vava’u, Tonga
A Tonga Door Opening
12 October 2022
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Vava'u
A Pleasant Afternoon Sail to Tonga
12 October 2022
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Three Miles Off of Vava'u
Sunrise on the Tonga Kermadec Trench
11 October 2022
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(18.469s, 173.777w)
Squalls, Squalls, and More Squalls
11 October 2022
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70 miles ENE of Vava'u
Why Chichester Sailed Naked
10 October 2022
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(17.75s, 172.5w)
Slowly Sailing Out of the Squalls and into a Moon Shot
10 October 2022
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200 miles ENE of Vava'u
Confused Seas Jinx
09 October 2022
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(17.25s, 170.3w)
Squally Weather
09 October 2022
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315 miles ENE of Vava'u
Just a Whispy Cloud
08 October 2022
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(16.75s,168.4w)
Wa-hoo!
08 October 2022
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444 miles ENE of Vava’u
7 The Smells at the Turn for Tonga
07 October 2022
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(16.1s, 166.42w)
Forty Banana Halfway Cake
07 October 2022
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Norrh of Palmerston Atoll, South of Suwarrow Atoll
Banana Bread Blogs
06 October 2022
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(15..98s, 163,8w)
Into Passage Routine
06 October 2022
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550 miles west of Bora Bora
Squall School
05 October 2022
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(15.76s, 161.5w)
What Do You Do With Sixty Ripe Bananas
05 October 2022
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450 miles west of Bora Bora
Banana Rain Not in Forecast
04 October 2022
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(15.8s, 159.15w)
Staying North of Trouble
04 October 2022
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300 miles west of Bora Bora
Not Enough Pamplemousse
03 October 2022
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(16.3s, 157.2w)
Sailing Off the Edge Again
03 October 2022
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180 miles west of Bora Bora
Voyagers Route
02 October 2022
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south of Manau
Paradise Faded
02 October 2022
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40 miles west of Bora Bora
Nana Bora Bora
01 October 2022
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off muahite
Conch Horns at Dawn
30 September 2022
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Bora Bora
Waiting for Bateau (Provisioning in Bora Bora)
30 September 2022
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Bora Bora
Passage Prep/Bottom Prep
29 September 2022
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Bora Bora
Petanque in our Future
29 September 2022
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Bora Bora
Fitting In
28 September 2022
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Bora Bora
A Flock of Eagles Soared Over the Garden
28 September 2022
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Bora Bora
Afternoon in Bora Bora
27 September 2022
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Bora Bora
The Gendarmerie is a Good Place to Meet Other Sailors
27 September 2022
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Bora Bora
Women at the Helm
26 September 2022
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Bora Bora
Kiteboarding Breakthrough!
26 September 2022
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Bora Bora
A New View of Rainbows
25 September 2022
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Bora Bora
Mata Pupu Peak
25 September 2022
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Bora Bora
A Mermaids Saturday
24 September 2022
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Bora Bora
Just a Couple of American Tourists
24 September 2022
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Bora Bora
Friday on Tsunami Route 16
23 September 2022
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Bora Bora
Tuna Hunt!
23 September 2022
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Bora Bora
The Public Beach
22 September 2022
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Bora Bora
What Happened to the Catamaran Poeme
22 September 2022
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Bora Bora
Back to School
22 September 2022
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Bora Bora
Bora Bora Ancestors and Weather
21 September 2022
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Bora Bora
One More Petroglyph
21 September 2022
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Bora Bora
A Change in Plans and a Short Hike
20 September 2022
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Bora Bora
Hot to the Touch
20 September 2022
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Bora Bora
Bicycling Bora Bora
19 September 2022
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Bora Bora
Mailboxes and Couples
19 September 2022
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Bora Bora
Three Squalls
18 September 2022
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Bora bora French Polynesia
Bora Bora by Dark
18 September 2022
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Bora Bora
Market Morning and Night Passage to Bora Bora
18 September 2022
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25 miles SE of Huahine
An Urban Volcano
17 September 2022
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(17.25s,150,3w)
Her Shawl Slipped off her Shoulders
16 September 2022
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Papeete Tahiti
So Many Waterfalls
16 September 2022
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Tahiti
Vacations for Some
15 September 2022
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Papeete, Tahiti
Papeete is Also a Nice Place to Spend a Day Fixing Your Boat
15 September 2022
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Papeete, Tahiti
Papeete is Also a Nice Place to Spend a Day Fixing Your Boat
15 September 2022
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Papeete, Tahiti
No Expectations Repair Port
14 September 2022
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Papeete, Tahiti
Tahiti Landfall Cable Fail
14 September 2022
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Papeete, Tahiti
Sailing to Papae'ete
14 September 2022
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75 Miles Northeast of Tahiti
The Sprite and The President
13 September 2022
A Rainy Day Polynesian Storybook
12 September 2022
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Rangiroa
What the Sharks See
12 September 2022
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Rangiroa
The Sharks Watch
11 September 2022
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Rangiroa
Cruise Ship Sunday
11 September 2022
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Rangiroa
Blue Lagoon Summer Camp
10 September 2022
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Rangiroa
Rangiroa, much sky
10 September 2022
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Blue Lagoon rangiroa
All Roosters No Hens?
09 September 2022
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Rangiroa
Reconnecting. Wires, that is.
09 September 2022
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Rangiroa
Vas-Tu Va’a?
08 September 2022
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Rangiroa
Iaorana Va’a Dream
08 September 2022
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Rangiroa
Connected to the Sea at an Early Age
07 September 2022
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Rangiroa
All the Dolphins We Never Did See
07 September 2022
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Rangiroa
Reef Fragment Cairns
06 September 2022
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Tiputa, Tuamotos
Morning Post, Afternoon at the Aquarium
06 September 2022
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Rangiroa
The Name of the Motu is Reporepo
05 September 2022
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Motu Reporepo, Rangiroa
A Matter of Perspective
05 September 2022
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Rangiroa French Polynesia
A Minor Rescue in Tiputa Pass
05 September 2022
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Rangiroa
Through the Pass
04 September 2022
Feeling Edgy About Rangiroa Landfall
04 September 2022
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45 Miles Northeast of Rangiroa
If you get wet…
03 September 2022
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(14.33s,146.83w)
Halfway to the Dangerous Islands, No Complaints
03 September 2022
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Halfway to the Dangerous Islands, No Complaints
Washing Away the Black Sand
02 September 2022
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(12.66s,144.30w)
Orion Is Upside Down and Backwards
02 September 2022
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220 miles SW of the Marquesas
The Ocean Light
01 September 2022
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(10.78s,142.30w)
Farewell Fenua Enata
01 September 2022
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50 miles WSW of the Marquesas
Into a Watery Petroglyph
31 August 2022
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(9.19s,140.426w)
Taioha’e Tourism Day
30 August 2022
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Baie Taioha’e, Nuku Hiva, Henua Enana
Hetuotemoana â€Â" Star of the Ocean
30 August 2022
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Baie Taioh'e Nuka Hiva, Fenua Enata
Contrasts
29 August 2022
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Baie Taioh'e Nuka Hiva, Fenua Enata
Baie Taioha'e
29 August 2022
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Baie Taioha’e, Nuku Hiva, Fenua Enata
Do Not Cry Over Spilled
28 August 2022
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Taioh'e Bay Nuka Hiva
Fixing My Boat in Another Exotic Port
28 August 2022
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Baie Taioha’e, Nuku Hiva, Fenua Enata
Round and Sharp
27 August 2022
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Baie Hakatea Nuka Hiva, Fenua Enata
The Royal Road to a Hidden Waterfall
27 August 2022
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Hakatea Bay, Nuku Hiva, Fenua Enata
KANAHAU:Three Mysteries Resolved
26 August 2022
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Baie Hakatea Nuka Hiva, Fenua Enata
Around to the Other Side of Nuku Hiva
26 August 2022
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Hakatea Bay, Nuku Hiva, Fenua Enata
Over the Mountain to an Ancient Village
25 August 2022
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Baie Anaho, Nuku Hiva, Fenua Enata
Generosity and History
25 August 2022
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Hatiheu Nuka Hiva, Fenua Enata
Travels and Tension, East and West
24 August 2022
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(8.72s, 140.1w)
Just a Fluke in the Morning, Afternoon in Baie Anaho Paradise
24 August 2022
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Baie Anaho, Nuku Hiva, Fenua Enata
Bay of Bedevilment
23 August 2022
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Confrollers Bay, Nuku Hiva, Fenua Enata
Reconsidering Kleptoparisitism
23 August 2022
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(9.86s, 140.04w)
Willy Wonka in the Heart of Darkness
22 August 2022
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Baie Hakahetau, Ua Pou, Fenua Enata
Vaka and Petanque
22 August 2022
Hakahau Sunday
22 August 2022
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Hakahau, Ua Pou, Fenua Enata
Her Valley
22 August 2022
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(9.71s, 140.1w)
Dark Departures and Arrivals
22 August 2022
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(9.31s, 140.07w)
Crossing to Ua Pou
21 August 2022
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Baie Hakahau, Ua Pou, Fenua Enata
Just Another Beach Day
19 August 2022
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Baie Hanamoenoa
Visitors to Te Henua ‘Enana
19 August 2022
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(9.9s, 139.1w)
Lay Day in Vaitahu
18 August 2022
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Baie Vaitahu, Tahuata, Marquesas
Welcoming Beach
18 August 2022
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(9.9s, 139.1w)
Beach Day
18 August 2022
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Baie Hanamoenoa
Quick Crossing to Tahuata
17 August 2022
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Baie Vaitahu, Tahuata, Marquesas
The Wind Blows Here
17 August 2022
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(9.93s, 139.1w)
Feeling the Geology of Fatu Hiva
16 August 2022
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(9.93s, 139.1w)
The High Road to Omoa
15 August 2022
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Fatu Hiva
Ascension Day
15 August 2022
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(10.48s, 139.75w)
Anniversary Sunday in Fatu Hiva
14 August 2022
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Fatu Hiva
So Many Volcanos, Sailboats, Harbors and Waves
14 August 2022
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(10.48s, 139.75w)
An Adolescent Island
14 August 2022
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(10.48s, 139.75w)
Sailing to Fatu Hiva
13 August 2022
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Baie Hanavave, Fatu Hiva
Puamou and Its Tiki Garden
12 August 2022
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Baie Puamou, Hiva Oa
The Power of the Atmosphere
12 August 2022
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(9.75s,139.6w)
Cliffs and Petroglyphs
11 August 2022
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(9.78,,139.2w)
Finding the Front Garden Petroglyphs
11 August 2022
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Baie Hanaiapa , Hiva Oa
The Ocean Made Us Work
10 August 2022
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(9.75s,139.0w)
Hanamenu Plantation to Hanaiapa Village
10 August 2022
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Baie Hanaiapa , Hiva Oa
Cues of Tropical French Polynesia
09 August 2022
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Atuona
Crusing is Just Fixing Your Boat in Exotic Places
09 August 2022
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Hiva Oa
Balancing Arrivals and Departures
09 August 2022
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(9.75s,139.8w)
Arrivals and Departures
09 August 2022
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Baie Hanamenu, Hiva Oa
Seeking Sunday Spirituality in the Tropical Jungle
08 August 2022
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Hiva Oa
The Yard at Baie Tahauku
07 August 2022
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Baie Tahauku, Hiva Oa
Ka’oha Communities, Visitors and Chickens
07 August 2022
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Atuona, Hiva Oa
The Yard at Baie Tahauku
07 August 2022
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Baie Tahauku, Hiva Oa
Entering the Misty Mountains
07 August 2022
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(9.78,,139.2w)
A Day in Port in Atuona
06 August 2022
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Baie Tahauku, Hiva Oa
Anchored in a peaceful place
05 August 2022
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Bauer Tahauku, Hiva Oa
Landfall on an Island
05 August 2022
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(9.78,,139.2w)
Moonlit Landfall on a Dark Archipelago
05 August 2022
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10 Miles East if Hiva Oa
Anchoring Apprehension
04 August 2022
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(9.54s,,137.5)
Slowing Down on Purpose
04 August 2022
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140 Miles East Northeast of the Marquesas
Flying Fish Star Gazy Frittata
03 August 2022
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(9.25s,,135.58w)
Steady as She Goes
03 August 2022
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250 Miles East Northeast of the Marquesas
Denab, Menkar, Betelgeuse and Fatu Hiva
02 August 2022
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(8.78s,,133.45w)
A Sunlit Day A Starlit Night
02 August 2022
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400 Miles East Northeast of the Marquesas
The Missing Painter Mystery
01 August 2022
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(8.45s,,131.45w)
What I do in the Darkness
01 August 2022
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500 Miles East Northeast of the Marquesas
The Seas on the High Seas Really Are High
30 July 2022
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700 Miles East Northeast of the Marquesas
Navigating by Stars or Boobies
30 July 2022
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(7.5s,126.54w)
Time is a Little Warped Here, Too
30 July 2022
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800 Miles East Northeast of the Marquesas
Pacific Pursuit
30 July 2022
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550 Miles West of the Galapagos
The Sound of Flying Objects
29 July 2022
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(6.98s,124.25w)
A Wrinkle in Soggy Chart Space
29 July 2022
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950 Miles East Northeast of the Marquesas
Surfboard or Bobsled
28 July 2022
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(6.33s,121.54w)
A Night of Squalls
28 July 2022
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1100 Miles East Northeast of the Marquesas
Finding Orion with a New Belt
27 July 2022
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(5.74s, 119.0w)
Trade Winds?
27 July 2022
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1275 Miles East Northeast of the Marquesas
Halfway Dinosaur Cake
26 July 2022
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(5.2s, 116.25w)
Halfway There
26 July 2022
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Midway between the Galapagos and the Marquesas
Looking Back With Vonnegut and Forward with Melville
25 July 2022
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1333 Miles West Southwest of the Galapagos
Ocean Atmosphere Dance
24 July 2022
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(4.0s, 111.05w)
Old Sailors Should Not Try New Tricks Mid-Ocean
24 July 2022
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1175 Miles West Southwest of the Galapagos
A Cure for a Black Iguana Hangover
23 July 2022
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(3.7s,108.75w)
The Ocean Just Teems
23 July 2022
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1050 Miles West Southwest of the Galapagos
Mostly not Squid
22 July 2022
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(3.33s,106.5w)
In the Night Galley
22 July 2022
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900 Miles West Southwest of the Galapagos
A Wonder of the World
21 July 2022
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(2.46s,103.82w)
Water Maker
21 July 2022
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730 Miles West of the Galapagos
Pacific Pursuit
20 July 2022
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550 Miles West of the Galapagos
Ink in the Sink
20 July 2022
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(2.2s,101.3w)
Airborne Squid Squadron
18 July 2022
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(1.09s, 98.56w)
How to Cook Dinner and Sail a Boat at the Same Time.
18 July 2022
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375 Miles West of the Galapagos
Sailing Into the Clear, Pacific.
18 July 2022
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250 Miles West of the Galapagos
A Panting Booby
17 July 2022
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(1.1s ,95.54w)
Thwap
17 July 2022
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(0.01s ,93.8w)
Good Bye Galapagos!
17 July 2022
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01 07 S 91 50 W
Faces Fade into the Garua
16 July 2022
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(1.6s,91.65w)
Precious Drops
15 July 2022
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Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz, Galapagos
Au Revoir Appoline!
15 July 2022
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Isla Santa Cruz, Galapagos
Stocking Up, Taking Stock
15 July 2022
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Isla Santa Cruz, Galapagos
Lava Tunnels and Lunch
14 July 2022
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Bellavista, Santa Cruz, Galapagos Islands
Los Tuneles de Bella Vista
14 July 2022
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Isla Santa Cruz, Galapagos
Signs of Danger
13 July 2022
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Puerto Apoya, Santa Cruz Galapagos
Taxi Strike!
13 July 2022
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Isla Santa Cruz, Galapagos
Anchor Alarms at an Urban Mecca
12 July 2022
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Puerto Ayora Santa Cruz Galapagos
Santa Cruz
12 July 2022
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Santa Cruz, Galapagos
Tears and Curtains of Water
11 July 2022
Where the Tragedy of the Commons Meets the Beak of the Finch
11 July 2022
Crashing Waves
11 July 2022
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Puerto Villamil ISABELA Galapagos
Concha de Perlas
10 July 2022
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Isla Isabela, Galapagos
Squealing Balloons
09 July 2022
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Puerto Villamil Galapagos
The Independence Crew
09 July 2022
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Isla Isabela, Galapagos
Geology by Feel
08 July 2022
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Isabel Island, Galapagos
Sierra Negra, Claro
08 July 2022
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Isla Isabela, Galapagos
Mabel’s Bookshelf
07 July 2022
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ISABELA Galapagos
Muro de las Lagrimas
07 July 2022
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Isla Isabela, Galapagos
Paddle to the Penguin, Pedal to the Tortoise
06 July 2022
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Pto. Villamil, Galapagos
Land’s Embrace
06 July 2022
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ISABELA Island, Galapagos
Sunset Traffic at Puerto Villamil
05 July 2022
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Pto Villamil, Galapagos
Unreal Landscape
05 July 2022
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Pto. Villamil, Galapagos
Young and Old Islands
04 July 2022
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(0.01n, 90.9w)
Inter-Galoptic Star Travel
04 July 2022
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00 59s 90 30w
Who Let those Geese Aboard
03 July 2022
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San cristobal Galapagos
The Pulse of the Harbor
02 July 2022
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Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, San Cristobal, Galapagos
In Search of Giant Tortoise
02 July 2022
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San Cristobal, Galapagos
A Curious Tourist
01 July 2022
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San Cristobal Island, North End
This Ancient Mariner Finds his Albatross
30 June 2022
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Isla Espanola, Galapagos
A Sea Lion Heart
30 June 2022
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Española Island, Galapagos
Darwin’s Missing Cinder Cone
30 June 2022
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San Cristobal, Galapagos
Catching Up with the Sea Turtles
29 June 2022
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San Cristobal, Galopagos
Another Misty Crater Lake
28 June 2022
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San Cristobal, Galapagos
Volcano Ecotone Poems
27 June 2022
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San Cristobal Island Galapagos
Laid Back Galopagoan Sunday
26 June 2022
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San Cristobal, Galapagos
We Happy to Report You Passed the Test
26 June 2022
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Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, Galapagos
Culture Above and Below the Waterline
26 June 2022
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San Cristobal Galapagos
Awaiting Inspection, Puerto Baquerizo, Galapagos
25 June 2022
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Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, Galapagos
Professor and Selkie Pass the Exam
25 June 2022
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San Cristobal Galapagos Ecuador
Landfall in the Galapagos
24 June 2022
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(0.82s , 89.52w)
A Pretty Cool Equator Crossing
24 June 2022
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00 30s 89 00w
Booby Boards on the Nazca Plate
23 June 2022
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(0.0n , 87.5w
A Difficult Day on a Difficult Pasage
23 June 2022
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00 20n 86 55w
Booby Boards on the Nazca Plate
22 June 2022
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(0.82n , 85.5)
Cocos Plate Waltzes and Tangos
22 June 2022
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(2..12n, 84.67w)
It's the Solstice Somewhere and These Boobies Didn't Even Notice
22 June 2022
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2 20n 84 45w
Halfway There
21 June 2022
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2 30n 84 15w
33 Degrees of Wonder
20 June 2022
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(2.52n, 83.22w)
Tropic Disorientation
20 June 2022
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2 50n 82 15w
Listening to the Petrels
19 June 2022
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(2.85n, 81.25w)
Tacking Through a Squall Into the Sunshine and Tacking Again and Again
19 June 2022
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3 00n 80 15w
Throwing Rainbows Darts
18 June 2022
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(3.12w,79.51w)
Sailing in Company on a Grey Rainy Day
18 June 2022
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4 00n 79 45w
Panama's Sloppy Wet Kiss Good Bye
17 June 2022
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5 50n 79 40w
Tinder Dating Offshore- AIS
16 June 2022
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(5.0 n 79.85w)
Welcome says the Pacific
16 June 2022
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(6.2n, 79.6w)
A Pleasant Sail Across the Gulf of Panama
16 June 2022
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8 00n 80 00w
A Strawberry Full Moon Shift to Hot Bunks
15 June 2022
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(8.63n, 79.4w)
Mountain with Mist
14 June 2022
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Las Brisas Anchorage, Panama
Panama City and Las Brisas anchorage
14 June 2022
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Las Brisas anchorage
Into the Pacific
13 June 2022
Lake Gatun morning - waiting for a pilot again
13 June 2022
To Reach a New Ocean
13 June 2022
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Balboa Yacht Club Balboa Panama
Waiting for a Pilot
12 June 2022
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The Flats, Panama
Mice Join the Contra Dance
12 June 2022
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Colon to Lake Gate Panama
Rainy Season is Here
11 June 2022
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Shelter Bay Marina, Colon, Panama
The. Sounds of a Still Friday Evening in Shelter Bay, Panama
10 June 2022
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Shelter Bay, Panama
Santa Arrives
10 June 2022
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Shelter Bay Marina, Colon Panama
Morning at the Mall, Afternoon in the Jungle
09 June 2022
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Shelter Bay
Diving into the Jungle
09 June 2022
Waiting for Transit
08 June 2022
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Shelter Bay Marina, Panama
A Floating Community Moving West (Mostly)
08 June 2022
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Shelter Bay Marine, COlon Panama
PanamArrival
07 June 2022
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Shelter Bay, Panama
Reflections on the Sea
07 June 2022
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Entrance to Colon Harbor
Motoring Out if the Storm Zone and into the Panama Zome
07 June 2022
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10 00n 79 30w
Where is that Rainbow Going?
06 June 2022
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(10.99n, 79.5w)
Another Languorous Day
06 June 2022
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11 15n 80 00w
Chocolate as a Last Meal
05 June 2022
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(11.43n, 79.25w)
Tropic Torpic
05 June 2022
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12 05n 79 10w
The Jamaican Cloud Painter
04 June 2022
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(12.75n, 78.7w)
Halfway There in Distance Only
04 June 2022
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13 30m 78 08w
A Cool Breeze in a Tropical Sea
03 June 2022
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15 20n 77 00w
Under Caribbean Stars
02 June 2022
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17 30n 76 09w
First Squall
02 June 2022
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(14.25 76.52w)
Settling into the Pelagic Routine
02 June 2022
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(16.3n,86.5w)
Looking Seaward
01 June 2022
Hard to Leave Even with Sweet Mangos
01 June 2022
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(18.2n 76.48w)
Passage Lag
31 May 2022
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Port Antonio Jamaica
Jamaica Fun
31 May 2022
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Port Antonio, Jamaica
Notes on Jamaica
31 May 2022
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(18.2n 76.48w)
Avoiding the Ants for a Safe Landfall
28 May 2022
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Port Anotonio - northeastern coast of Jamaica
Made it to Port Antonio, Jamaica
27 May 2022
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Port Antonio, Jamaica
Driftering Down the Windward Passage Under the Green Hills of Cuba
27 May 2022
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18 50n 75 30w
Cuban Waves and Beaches
26 May 2022
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(19.32n 74.75w)
Passing by the Sun in Caicos Passage
26 May 2022
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20 30n 73 30w
Crossing Edges and Traffic
25 May 2022
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(25.8n 73.3w)
Into The Easterly Trades
25 May 2022
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22 40n 72 10w
Attacked by Enemy Drone with Coffee Grounds
24 May 2022
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(23n 72w)
Navigating By the Star
24 May 2022
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24 44n 71 30w
Miscalculated Halfway There Apple Cake
23 May 2022
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(26n 71w)
One Week at Sea
23 May 2022
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27 00n 70 37w
Flying south across the stars
22 May 2022
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(27.45n 60.45w)
Blood on the Deck over the Abyssal Plains
22 May 2022
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(28.3 n 69.4 w)
Drifter Day
22 May 2022
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29.0n 70.0w
An Easy Day on the Sleepy Blue Ocean
21 May 2022
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30.5n 69.5w
How to Teach A Curious Selkie Celsius
20 May 2022
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29.75n 69.4w
A Not Quite Perfect But Still Very Good Day at Sea
20 May 2022
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32.5n 70.0w
The Green Blanket
19 May 2022
A Curious Selkie
19 May 2022
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33.3n 70.01w
Nothing to Report
19 May 2022
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34.0n 70.5w
It,'s a Bluewater World
18 May 2022
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36.5n 70.5w
Stopping at the Mouth of Hudson Canyon Before Jumping into the Stream
17 May 2022
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38.5N 71W
First Night at Sea
16 May 2022
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40N 73W
Just Assume
15 May 2022
Just Assume
15 May 2022
Why the Verrazano Narrows Bridge Makes Me Think of Alfred, Lord Tennyson
15 May 2022
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Lower NY Bay
Will you have soup for starters?
15 May 2022
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New York Harbor
Sailing for Tasmania with the Midnight Tide
14 May 2022
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Nyack Boat Club
Stocking up
13 May 2022
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Nyack Boat Club
Test post
12 May 2022
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Nyack Boat Club
A Maritime Christmas with Tradition
31 December 1969
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(-35.72,-155.38)
Christmas Green Flash
31 December 1969
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(-35.3,157.3)
The Public Beach
31 December 1969
•
Bora Bora
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Who:
Karl Coplan and Robin Bell
Port:
Nyack, NY
Getting our Feet Under Us
Tasmania!
Grins upon Arrival
Finding the Answers to Life, the Univer...
Almost Hobart
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Tasmania Landfall
Halfway To Hobart
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A Hard Beat Towards Hobart
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