Peggy & Pat's Sailing Adventures
We left Hiva Oa about 36 hours ago (it’s now after 11pm June 1) and have had GREAT downwind sailing conditions. The first afternoon the wind was 14 to 20 knots, coming over our port quarter. During the evening and night it decreased a bit but was still in the mid to lower teens. We did 150 miles in the
Hiva Oa was a easy short sail, less than 10nm, and we were in before noon. The bay was crowded but we found a spot tucked all the way in, where it was quite shallow. Only about two feet under the keels at low tide. We put out bow and stern anchors, like everyone else in that area. Scott joined
We left Ua Pou mid-day May 24, heading to Tahuata, about 80nm southwest. As soon as we turned the corner around Ua Pou, the wind and waves were directly in our face. We spent about 8 hours sailing, bashing into the wind and swell, much of the time at reasonable speed (5 to 7 knots) but so far off our
On May 22 we left Nuka Hiva and sailed about 26nm to Ua Pou. It was a nice sail with a pleasant breeze on beam for most of the trip, getting a bit light at the end. The seas were calm and at one point we hit 10 knots! Mid afternoon we dropped the hook in Hakaheteu Bay. It is
Back in Taiohae, time to get some work done! I did a lot of walking to hardware stores looking for the special fitting needed to hook up to propane tanks here. The connector is different from what we have in the US and Mexico and we need this for cooking. After running all over town, I finally found a fitting
We left Anaho Bay, retracing our path from the day before. One night and a good hike in Taipivai Valley. We went to see the waterfall but it was disappointing, more of a pond with falls up the canyon. Taipivai is the setting for Herman Melville’s book Typee. It was part fiction, part based on his time living in this
May 13 we left for a short trip to the north side of Nuka Hiva. The first couple hours were rough motoring into the wind and waves but after turning north the wind was on beam and we turned off the engine and sailed the rest of the way. The anchorage was fairly calm and only had one other boat.
It has been a long time since I posted and much has happened. The problem has been lack of decent internet.Our passage from La Cruz to the Marquesas lasted 20 days. The passage was good enough, no major storms, nothing important broke. Unfortunately the wind was rarely behind us and the seas were mostly ‘confused’ which means significant swells/waves were
We have been getting all those last minute things done and provisioning for the trip. Don & Celeste, our crew and good friends (Don was also our sailing instructor in San Diego) fly in today. Peggy is at the La Cruz Port Captain right now checking out of La Cruz. Tomorrow we will go to Puerto Vallarta to check out
It has been over a month since my last post. Much of that time has been focused on preparation for leaving for the South Pacific (AKA ‘The Pacific Puddle Jump’ or the PPJ) in early April. But we have had time for some fun as well. There has been more Wednesday afternoon Beer Can Racing. In the above pic, four