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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… Read more
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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… Read more
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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… Read more
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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… Read more
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