Footnotes from Water Music
Sicily to New Zealand on Water Music Wauquiez Centurion 45
| Vessel Name: | Water Music |
| Vessel Make/Model: | Wauquiez Centurion 45 |
| Crew: | Stephen Foot, Grace Foot, Charlie Foot, Fergus Mutch |
08 November 2019
08 November 2019
31 October 2019 | Opua, Bay of Islands
31 October 2019 | Opua, Bay of Islands
27 October 2019 | 250 miles North of New Zealand
26 October 2019 | West of Norfolk Island
25 October 2019 | West of New Caledonia
22 October 2019 | West of New Caledonia
21 October 2019
21 October 2019
21 October 2019 | Musket Cove
20 October 2019 | Navula Passage, Fiji
19 October 2019 | Muskett Cove
14 October 2019
14 October 2019 | Nanuya
12 October 2019
12 October 2019
12 October 2019 | Sawa-i-lau
09 October 2019 | Makongai in Fiji
26 September 2019 | Vanua Mbalvu in the Lau Islands of Fiji
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31 October 2019 | Opua, Bay of Islands
And so to bed
The last week has passed in something of a blur as we have put the boat to bed and sought to balance this with some more fun things to do in one of the most beautiful parts of the world.
31 October 2019 | Opua, Bay of Islands
Journey's end
When we last completed a blog, we were looking for some wind to get some respite from the mirror flat seas we were experiencing. We found it!
Into the Hole
07 March 2019 | Spanish Harbour
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After 3 days in Curacao, it is now time to move on - having got the mainsail repaired yesterday afternoon by Rolf Harms.
Before that we had something of a nightmare checking in with Customs and immigration - who are not only in different buildings, but on different sides of the main river that runs through Willemstad - inaccessible without a car. Fortunately we were rescued by Charles the taxi driver who was able to manoeuvre the back streets of Willemstad with the majority of the roads closed in anticipation of the annual carnival that took place on Tuesday night. First he took the crew in to register and then a second trip for the skipper to do exactly the same thing. he then arranged a hire car for us to use around the island for the following day. we took full advantage of it and drove from top to bottom of the island - including through the shrubland of the National Park up as far as NoordPunt. The traffic going into Willemstad for the carnival was so heavy that we decided against going into town for the evening. It was clearly quite an event - but one that most Curacaons watch on television anyway.
On Wednesday morning, we were rather pleased that we were able to clear out in less than three hours (with the aid of the hire car) and so after that a visit to the Slave Museum and one further trip to a chandlery was order of the day. Some bit of boat maintenance - including repairs to the table before moving to a small anchorage in Spanish water that would allow us to swim, barbeque etc.
We will leave from Spanish Water at 1100 local time for the 320 mile trip round the top of Venezuela and on to Santa Marta for an overnight stop in the bays before completing the trip to Cartagena. Weather looks fair and forecast is for 15-20 knots from east - so a dead run almost all the way. We are always told that on the corner (we'll be there early tomorrow morning) there will be 5-10 knots more wind and a confused sea. After that we'll be sailing along in Caribbean waters with snow capped mountains to our South (Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta) - which will be pretty special.
Before that we had something of a nightmare checking in with Customs and immigration - who are not only in different buildings, but on different sides of the main river that runs through Willemstad - inaccessible without a car. Fortunately we were rescued by Charles the taxi driver who was able to manoeuvre the back streets of Willemstad with the majority of the roads closed in anticipation of the annual carnival that took place on Tuesday night. First he took the crew in to register and then a second trip for the skipper to do exactly the same thing. he then arranged a hire car for us to use around the island for the following day. we took full advantage of it and drove from top to bottom of the island - including through the shrubland of the National Park up as far as NoordPunt. The traffic going into Willemstad for the carnival was so heavy that we decided against going into town for the evening. It was clearly quite an event - but one that most Curacaons watch on television anyway.
On Wednesday morning, we were rather pleased that we were able to clear out in less than three hours (with the aid of the hire car) and so after that a visit to the Slave Museum and one further trip to a chandlery was order of the day. Some bit of boat maintenance - including repairs to the table before moving to a small anchorage in Spanish water that would allow us to swim, barbeque etc.
We will leave from Spanish Water at 1100 local time for the 320 mile trip round the top of Venezuela and on to Santa Marta for an overnight stop in the bays before completing the trip to Cartagena. Weather looks fair and forecast is for 15-20 knots from east - so a dead run almost all the way. We are always told that on the corner (we'll be there early tomorrow morning) there will be 5-10 knots more wind and a confused sea. After that we'll be sailing along in Caribbean waters with snow capped mountains to our South (Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta) - which will be pretty special.
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