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Category Archives: South Pacific Logs
Lord Howe Island
The sun rising behind Lord Howe Island’s dramatic peaks was quite a sight this morning. I spotted Mts. Lidgbird and Gower from more than 40 miles off at about 0500. These two dramatic 2000+ foot peaks are as impressive as … Continue reading
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Sydney to Lord Howe Island
After six months of being “dock potatoes,” doing just a bit of coastal and harbor cruising, it’s taking us awhile to get our sea legs. The good news is that the sailing has been fast and easy and Moonshadow has … Continue reading
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So Long to Sydney
Gidday! It was crisp and clear this morning as we motorsailed out of the Sydney Heads, destined for Lord Howe Island, about 420 miles northeast. A ferry penguin noisily chased us as if to say a final goodbye to the … Continue reading
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Christmas in the “Land of Oz”
Christmas in the middle of summer-the Aussies got it right! We have been here since early November, typically the start of the Christmas rush back in the States. Downtown Sydney, a week before Christmas, and there is no more “rush” … Continue reading
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Fiji, Vanuatu and Sydney, Australia
Gidday from Sydney! There is no hope for a “White Christmas” for us and Jack Frost won’t be nipping at our sunburnt noses. It is 32 degrees outside (Celsius, that is-or 90 Fahrenheit), and definitely summer “down under.” Although Sydney … Continue reading
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Landfall in Sydney
Our last evening at sea was quite pleasant and uneventful. We were able to sail all night and well into the morning on a deep broad reach in gentle seas, making nice speed in the East Australian Coastal Current. This … Continue reading
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Noumea to Sydney, Day 3
While you were watching election returns, the weather gods were serving us up a smorgasbord of conditions. Since the last writing, we have had calm winds, 30 knot winds, calm seas, 3 to 4 meter seas, squalls with torrential rain, … Continue reading
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Noumea to Sydney, Day 2
We spent yesterday afternoon and last night motorsailing through a benign trough of low pressure. At one point last night the sea was almost dead calm and the wind less than two knots. A real “mill pond.” As we popped … Continue reading
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Noumea to Sydney, Day 1
November 6, 2000 Family and Friends: Everybody talks about the weather-especially cruisers. It more or less runs our lives. It dictates where we go, when we go, when we get there and how much fun we have once we’re there. … Continue reading
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Noumea to Sydney, Day 4
The weather gods have blessed us with another lovely day on the Tasman Sea. At 0330 on the ship’s clock, 0430 local time, the sun’s rays began to light up the eastern horizon behind a few “tradewind” cumulus clouds. The … Continue reading
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