June 16-22, 2013 We did it……our stabilizer leak is fixed!!!!!!! After over 100 emails trying to coordinate between Wesmar in Seattle to ship the necessary parts, Wally the Australian Wesmar tech we needed to fly into Papeete Tahiti for the repairs and Technimarine, the boatyard in Papeete, we finally got everything coordinated for a haulout … Read More →
Monthly Archives: June 2013
Pics from the Tuamotus
We’ve posted a selection of the pictures from our time in the Tuamotus… Enjoy!
Toau to Papeete Tahiti
2:00 am Saturday, 6/8: We did it, we finally did it….we left Toau for Tahiti. We stayed 9 days in Toau, 4 days longer than planned. We were pinned down by weather – 20-35 kts winds, 10-15′ seas……ugh!!!! We left at 6:30 am on Friday and so far the passage has been ok. The winds … Read More →
Growing Old Together in the Tuamotus
There have always been two times in the year that we are traditionally crazed….One is December, around the holidays (along with 95% of the rest of the population of the U.S.) and the other is the period of time from the 1st of May until the middle of June. Call it poor planning, lack of … Read More →
