Author Archives: Susie

A Medley of Marquesas

Posted on June 7, 2019 by Susie

Fatu Hiva The ‘Bay of Virgins’ anchorage on the small island of Fatu Hiva is really quite stunning, with some curious rock spires towering majestically over the small village of Hanavave.  After a tough beat from the north coast of Hiva … Continue reading →

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Hiva Oa

Posted on May 15, 2019 by Susie

Hiva Oa has proved to be a wonderful introduction to the Marqueses Island group, all apart from the rock and rolly anchorage at Atuona of course! The first run ashore we decided to row rather than attempt mounting the outboard. … Continue reading →

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Having a “Swell” Time in the South Pacific

Posted on April 28, 2019 by Susie

As we started to approach the ‘Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone’ at around 4° N, the asymmetric sail was put away mainly due to the threat of squalls. The wind had increased slightly so we set up our pole attached to the … Continue reading →

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What a Whopper!

Posted on April 16, 2019 by Susie

First light on Friday morning revealed a tear in the asymmetric sail, the night had been a difficult one with the wind dropping below 8 knots at times causing the sail to flog. As the sun rose the wind filled … Continue reading →

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Slow, slow, quick, quick, slow!

Posted on April 11, 2019 by Susie

After leaving La Paz last week we made our way south out of the Sea of Cortez towards the Cape. The new moon had meant some interesting waltzes with strong currents in the anchorage at La Paz making getting our … Continue reading →

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And We’re Off!

Posted on April 3, 2019 by Susie

It’s been a crazy couple of weeks getting last minute jobs done and a mammoth reprovision for the next 7 months of cruising the South Pacific Islands.  We spent most of yesterday on the paper trail to clear out of … Continue reading →

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Preparing for the Pacific

Posted on March 14, 2019 by Susie

Now that we are back in the vicinity of La Paz, work has begun on prepping Joy for her next leg of the adventure, crossing the Pacific.  It’s hard to believe that less than ten months ago we were leaving … Continue reading →

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Beautiful Baja Cruising

Posted on February 20, 2019 by Susie

It’s been a very interesting and varied few weeks since leaving the beautiful Isla Espiritu Santo, cruising north along the east coast of the Baja peninsular dodging the strong northerly winds every few days.  There are plenty of lovely anchorages … Continue reading →

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Feeling Spiritual on Isla Espiritu Santo

Posted on January 23, 2019 by Susie

The wind in the Sea of Cortez at this time of year is pretty much all or nothing.  The predominant wind runs north west to south east along the inside length of the Baja peninsular, so basically cruising the coast … Continue reading →

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A Warm Welcome in Mexico

Posted on January 2, 2019 by Susie

Our sail from San Francisco to San Diego was quite enjoyable, once we had got through the rather rough and bumpy entrance/exit to the bay (wind against tide, yuk) conditions improved and we had enough wind to sail the 450 … Continue reading →

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