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  • Our sail here was predominantly downwind, with the topsails and forecourse set. So, on the day before our first landfall in ...

  • After bidding farewell to the guest crew from the leg to Tonga, the crew spent a day and a half cleaning, carrying out ...

  • On the morning of September 2nd, we arrived at the northern island group of the Kingdom of Tonga. The...

  • Our trip to Tonga began right away full of adventure. The stormy weather on Rarotonga prevented us from ...

  • After leaving the Society we set course to the Cook Islands. We had the trade winds blowing from the southeast...

  • The next leg of our journey is to Rarotonga. We have over 11 days to sail 620 nautical miles. That gives us...

  • The consideration of leaving half a day earlier for the Leeward Islands also worked out very well. In the rain and fog,...

  • Rain was forecasted, but we got a fantastic and sunny day as we sailed to our next destination. The wind picked up ...

  • French Polynesia is incredibly large. It covers the area of all of europe. And while there are many islands, they are therefore ...

  • The news supply to you has not been too good over the past few days. Precisely because there was so much to do, writing a small ...

  • Little to no wind was forecast for the next few days. For the following days a brisk northwest wind slowly ...

  • Charles Darwin himself already published an explanation for the origin of atolls. In a nutshell: a volcanic island...

  • After a long grey day with lots of rain and wind shifts, we were rewarded yesterday with perhaps the most beautiful sailing day ...

  • The trip starts well. After days with lots of wind and rain, it is a beautiful day with sunshine and the wind has also eased a little....

  • At Mangareva quay, we settle down a bit. We don't have to run anchor watches, so everyone is busy with maintenance...