Category Archives: Captain’s Log

Sept 1-4 Hi All, We left Gili Darat around 4:30pm on Thursday, Sept 1. It was another sad departure as we had very much bonded with Gili Darat…..a beautiful anchorage, very busy at night with a few liveaboards full of interesting young people having fun, a good dive, snorkel and hike……just lovely. We did go … Read More →

Aug 29-Sept 1 Hi All, We sadly left Labuan Bajo around 1:15pm on Monday, Sept 29……I say sadly as we really bonded with the town and its mixture of cultures!!!! We arrived at the Rinca ranger station anchorage around 3:30 after a very active 2 hour run…..active as we had to dodge 5-10 boats….very busy … Read More →

Aug 23-28 Hi All, We did arrive in Labuan Bajo around 11:30am on Tuesday Aug 23……21nm in about 3 hours……excellent trawler conditions again!! Maybe 10 Rally boats were here but all left within the next few days. We thought we were going to have a day off to get settled and do the “town” thing … Read More →

Aug 21-23 Hi All, Bari: We left Riung fairly early at 6:30am for the 60nm passage……got in around 2:45pm…….avg over 7 kts…..we had from 0.1-0.8 kt favorable current……now we’re talking!!!! And, it was PERFECT TRAWLER weather:)))))) Our sailboat buddies are getting quite tired of the lack of wind and our silly grins so we have … Read More →

Aug 18-21 Hi All, Mausembi: We left the Maumere anchorage around 9am…..wow, what a treat……sleep in, do some internet, upload pictures to the blog, post a blog, leisurely breakfast, FRESH WATER SHOWERS……LIG!!!! It was another trawler like day…..<5kts wind and calm seas….we made the 37nm passage in about 5 hours…….that pesky adverse current is slackening……our … Read More →

Aug 14-17 Hi All, We arrived in Maumere around 2:30pm……51 nm in 8+ hours…..avg 6.5 kts……another slow run against a pesky 0.5 kt current….ugh!!!! But, it was trawler weather….no wind and very light swells, so it was lovely….but hot!!!! However, when we arrived the winds picked up to 10+ kts onshore. This is a roadstead … Read More →

Aug 10-14 Hi All, Kawula: As mentioned in the last blog we had anchor down, passage beers open and watching the Lembata volcano by 5pm……a 68 nm passage that took us 10 hours….avg 6.8 kts……so a 1.2 kt avg adverse current….our fuel mileage sucked on that one!!! The volcano had the iconic cone shape and … Read More →

Aug 8-10 Hi All, We are really glad we stayed for the Rally’s opening ceremony, in spite of seeing many of our friends take off several days ago. We woke up not feeling great, maybe 60 % but determined to give it a go. We were supposed to go into shore around 8am for a … Read More →

Aug 2-8 Hi All, Another action packed week and now we think the pace might slow up a bit!!!! Our passage from Kupang to Kalabahi was a good one except from midnight to 6am the winds blew 15-20kts right on the beam which meant for a very rolly motion. Poor Kathy did not get much … Read More →

July 26 – Aug 2 Hi All, Saturday was the Kupang and Timor official welcoming day for the Rally. It started with a ceremony in the morning with a few speeches and traditional dancing. We are finding the dancing is quite lovely and they like participation. Soon many of the fleet woman were out on … Read More →