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Weather, luck , and the good side of the storm
23 - Palau

Weather, luck , and the good side of the storm

Posted on April 2, 2010April 22, 2026 by Rob

The weather… Between sailing the west coast of the America’s, long passages in the South Pacific, and crossing the equator four times we have experienced…

Maya the fishercat
17 - Marshalls Passage

Maya the fishercat

Posted on November 10, 2009April 22, 2026 by Rob

The first part of this passage was a little disappointing from a fishing perspective, especially for boat cat Maya. We trolled and caught nothing. As…

17 - Marshalls Passage

Tonga to the Marshall Islands, first week or so

Posted on November 4, 2009April 22, 2026 by Rob

This has been a slow passage so far. On most of our South Pacific passages we were wishing for a little less wind at times.…

A Tongan Feast and Kava Ceremony
16 - Tonga

A Tongan Feast and Kava Ceremony

Posted on October 15, 2009September 23, 2018 by Rob

We arrived shortly after noon for the Tongan feast. We wondered through the village with our hostess, Fa’aki, and several of her children. Ben, her…

Niue Piggery
16 - Tonga

Niue Piggery

Posted on October 3, 2009April 22, 2026 by Rob

We posted a photo of a billboard for a Piggery on Niue on the Baba Cam a few days ago. When we first saw it…

13 - Niue Passage

The Bora Bora to Niue Passage

Posted on September 20, 2009September 28, 2010 by Rob

This was an interesting passage. As a friend currently in the Caribbean recently wrote us, we haven’t been having a lot of fun on South…

Limits, Weather, and “Maya the Swimming Cat”
12 - Society Islands

Limits, Weather, and “Maya the Swimming Cat”

Posted on September 4, 2009April 22, 2026 by Rob

Limits… We’ve had a few years of living aboard and traveling in our sailboat but we still occasionally chafe at the limitations imposed by our…

Let’s define ‘T-Bone’
12 - Society Islands

Let’s define ‘T-Bone’

Posted on August 8, 2009April 22, 2026 by Rob

We’ve received a lot of very good advice from many people who’ve read about our encounter with a speedboat. As a result we will be…

Almost to the Marquesas, but weren’t we further west three years ago?
09 - Marquesas Passage

Almost to the Marquesas, but weren’t we further west three years ago?

Posted on May 2, 2009June 16, 2020 by Rob

Hi, All’s well on the boat today. Teresa mentioned most of the exciting stuff going on, we’re eagerly anticipating landfall Saturday morning in the Marquesas.…

09 - Marquesas Passage

AIS

Posted on April 30, 2009September 28, 2010 by Rob

Yesterday I mentioned AIS without explaining it. AIS stands for Automated Identification System and is installed on all large ships. It broadcasts position, course, speed…

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