OceansWatch expedition updates

We arrived in Port Villa on Thursday 5/6 after an 8 day passage averaging just under 6 knots, not bad for an overloaded 34' yacht ?

We spent Thursday and Friday sorting out officialdom and changing the boat from delivery to dive boat mode. At mid day Friday we waved goodbye to Jessica, who found a boat to hitch a ride on back to Brisbane. We all wish Jessica the best of luck in following her ambition to be the youngest person to sail around the world unassisted.

We are all enjoying Vanuatu very much but we have not got accustomed to the heat yet so it's still sapping our energy a bit.

Today we are testing the compressor and getting ready to head north and start doing some ReefCheck work.

Picture is of Jessica Watson, as we approach Port Villa

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Vessel Name:	Magic Roundabout, Cat Knapp & Anna Rose
Vessel Make/Model:	Sweden Yachts 34, Anna Rose '43 yacht
Hailing Port:	Whangarei, NZ
Crew:	Chris Bone, Irene Llabres, Katherine Rainone, Anna Pohl
About:	Permanant skipper Chris is a professional yacht skipper and runs a yacht delivery company- Pacific Yacht Deliveries. He has been an environmental activist for many years, including 2 years as a skipper for Greenpeace on the yacht Vega. [...] More
Extra:	The long term use of Magic Roundabout was donated to OceansWatch to carry out Marine conservation and provide humanitarian aid to the coastal communities in the Pacific. OceansWatch has set up an ongoing training system for yachties and divers to monitor reef health throughout the Pacific using the [...] established Reef Check and Coralwatch systems. We are working at the request and in conjunction with the local communities and the national fisheries of Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands and PNG. We will provide transport, training and education and help communities establish and mark Locally Managed Marine Areas (LMMAs) in these countries. OceansWatch is also engaged in other marine area projects in the Solomon islands sailing Cat Knapp yacht & Anna Rose yacht. More
Home Page:	http://www.oceanswatch.org

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Oceanswatch Expeditions

Who: Chris Bone, Irene Llabres, Katherine Rainone, Anna Pohl

Port: Whangarei, NZ

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Magic Roundabout in the news !

Solomon Islands with Anna Rose

Mooloolaba, end of trip

11/30/2009

Sandy Straights/Tin Can Bay/Wide Bay Bar

Great Sandy Straights Marina

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