Author: Riki
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Bay of Islands, New Zealand
Guava is currently anchored in the Bay of Islands, New Zealand waiting for a favorable weather window to make the 1100nm passage north to Fiji. During the last 4 years she has spent the majority of time moored in Tutukaka, NZ. I have made annual trips from Seattle to cruise the ‘Kiwi Summers’ for 2-4…
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Anchored at Rangiroa Atoll, Tuamotus
07/03/2007 14 58.16 S, 147 38.27 W Our 4 day passage to the first anchorage at Ahe Atoll, 500nm SW of Marquesas was made quicksnap with stiff following wind and days of wing on wing sailing. With Irie always in sight our passage was too fast and by arriving in the dark we had to make…
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Anchored at Taiohae Bay, Nuku Hiva
06/13/2007 08 54.87 S, 140 05.92 W After a month in many different anchorages on five Marquesan islands we have returned to the large village of Taiohae for the last chance at provisioning before the 500nm crossing to the Tuamotus for centuries know as “the dangerous archipelego” consisting on a couple of hundred square miles of…
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Anchored at Anaho, Nuka Hiva
06/06/2007 08 49.43 S, 140 03.85 W So here is the scene. We are sailing in 15-20kts of wind in partly cloudy skies with occasional squalls (short bursts of incredibily heavy rain, a deluge that rarely lasts more than 15 minutes)a welcome power wash Guava and us, the sheer walls and towering spires of the island…
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Pacific Passage
05/09/2007Anchored at Ile Fatu Hiva, Marquesas Twenty-four days, 7 hours is all it took to cross the pacific from the Galapagos to the first available landfall….the Marquesas Islands. Within almost 200nm between the first and last islands lie 6 major inhabited islands and as many uninhabited islets and rocks, all volcanic in origin. The largest…
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Anchored at Isla Isabela, Galapagos
Easter, 2007 It looks like we are now committed to the big crossing. After clearing in at Isla San Cristobal (00 53.79 S 89 36.68 W) we bypassed the busier Santa Cruz for the last land mass before reaching the Marquesas which lie WSW about 3000nm away. We look forward to what is usually the…
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Passage to Galapagos, Ecuador
03/28/2007 10 nm east of Isla San Cristobal Watching the nearly full moon set beyond the first island since departing the mainland 4 days ago I am tempted to ring the ship’s bell and shout ‘LAND HO!!’. Then remembering my first mate upon completing her 10pm-2am shift is probably deep in REM sleep I decide…
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Bahia de Caraquez, Ecuador
03/01/2007 With the sweet 5 day passage behind us, Guava firmly has the hook set in a safe estuary in front of Puerto Amistad. Not really a marina, it does offer moorings for rent but we have opted for a more private spot away from the 25 other vessels. We pay a fee for the…
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Inland travels, Ecuador
Circa 02/01/2007 Accompanying Brian to Guayaquil, who flew back to Seattle, we roamed the town visiting the archeological and cultural museum, walked the newly constructed malecon (waterfront walk), climbed the stairs of Las Penas, photographed the many iguanas at the city park, hiked the giant cemetary, browsed the various craft markets and stayed in the…
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