Reunion at Nuku-Hiva
After 4000 miles driven in 23 days we land at the marquee on the island of Nuku Hiva. We find our friends with whom we had spent good times three years ago...
Month: July 2017
"Bungee” boom
Coming from the unibody I had kept the habit of putting, on Tao, a hoist used boom by wind. It was struck between the central cleat and a bridge to the 2/3 the back of the boom... until the day when the cleat pulled out... and a buddy has folded its boom with the same technical!!! As we learn…
Everything's fine!
Since 2 days the current is with us, the wind had subsided, but thanks to the gennaker our speed is maintained between 8 and 9 nodes. The crazy-gannets and the flying fish are our companions of sea, These latest hunts by other predators under water, delight gannets who catch them in flight and…
Finally the trade winds of the South is
That's 6 days we left the Panama. Them 3 first days at the engine to leave the Bay of Panama and find wind… then since 3 days we sail to the near slot of low clouds with waves passing above the roof. In addition we had a knot of…