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2015
26
Mar

Photos of Akamaru

2015
25
Mar

Motu Tenoko

Last weekend the remnants of cyclone Pam (the one that devastated Vanuata) passed by far to the south and despite of the huge distance and its dwindling force it still sent up an impressive 4-metre-high swell. We watched the breakers on the sandbanks and reefs inside the lagoon from the safety of the anchorage in front of the village of Taravai. As soon as the… Continue reading »

2015
20
Mar

Spoiled

We used to call anchorages comfy as long as the dishes didn’t slide off the table, but after spending so much time in protected lagoons we’ve raised our standards to ‘no boat movement at all’. Yesterday’s anchorage on the western side of Akamaru didn’t quite come up to those expectations, we complained a bit about the rolling during the night, but enjoyed our visit to… Continue reading »

2015
12
Mar

Pictures of the black pearls

2015
10
Mar

Article on our ‘Ten Cruising Boat Essentials’ in current (March 2015) All-at-Sea

Birgit Hackl: Voyaging: Needful Things, All At Sea Caribbean, March 2015, p. 34–37. Free download from allatsea.net.