Hi All, We are BACK!!!!! Well, just half of the YB team…..whaaaaaaaaa!!!! First, I really, really want to thank family and friends who sent so many emails, texts, chocolates, wine, flowers et al…..Kathy and I were overwhelmed by the love and care we received and we feel very blessed!!!!! If you recall, Kathy was having … Read More →

Hi All, We made it to Brisbane safe and sound. Brisbane is our final destination for this cruising season….yes, a bit sad for it to end, but somewhat relieved these El Nino headwind passages are over!!! We got here a week earlier than planned thanks to Mr Weather (got in on some north winds before … Read More →

Sept 23 Hi All, I last left off the blog when we had to wait for a berth to open up. The next day the marina calls early and says we have a berth…..great! We move over and sure enough, none of our electrical shore power connectors will fit this shorepower pedestal…..we have 5 all … Read More →

Sept 13 Hi All, Amazing what a flat calm anchorage can do for ones spirits…..plus a good night’s sleep:))))) We arrived safe and sound at the marina around noon….shaken but not stirred:)))) Border Force (used to be called Customs and Immigration, they have now merged) had some issue and they can not check us in … Read More →

Sept 12 Hi All, 4th night….really dragging….bring on the coffee!!!! Yep…a little brain fog yesterday….forgot to include the weather in the blog….so here was yesterday’s weather….our roughest day: Sept 11: Yes, a miserable day…..17-22G25….started at SSE and ever so slowly backed to ESE by early morning, 2am. The winds now are -140 off the port … Read More →

Sept 11 Hi All, All is well!! As I wrote the date I have those awful memories of 9/11 in the USA…..gave me a pause this am…..we are indeed blessed…..amen!!!! 3rd night out…..yep a bit foggy and pretty tired…..it was rough day yesterday and we didn’t sleep much:((((( Boat Stuff: Well….how to do a core … Read More →

Sept 10 Hi All, Thanks to everyone for sending us words of encouragement over the past few “occurrences”. Your kind words mean so much to us and do indeed help us keep i “together”. I don’t know how “together” we were over the rudder incident…..here is what I wrote a dear friend: when it happened … Read More →

Hi All, We indeed left the marina at 6:30am and out the Dumbea pass by 8:15am. We started with 10-15kts SE and a 5-8′ S swell, but by late morning the winds had built to 15-20G25 out of the ESE. The S swell may still be there but hard to see from the wind chop … Read More →

Sept 7 Hi All, Just a quick note to let everyone know we are leaving New Caledonia for Bundaberg Australia tomorrow Sept 8 early morning. It’s been a hectic last few days and I don’t have time to catch up the blog tonight but will do so while on passage. This run is 800nm and … Read More →

Aug 12-31 Hi All, It has been almost 3 weeks since my last blog so I’ll try and catchup. We left off with us madly preparing to leave New Caledonia for USA and my mom’s funeral. Well, indeed we did make all the travels and the funeral. First the travels: Holy butt time batman…..this was … Read More →