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Nick Jaffe
Sailing solo from Europe to Australia, by way of the Atlantic, Rockies, and the Pacific ocean, in a 26ft boat.
Huge moon and not a cloud in the sky last night. 443nm from New Caledonia
New blogpost: Australia is on my chart http://www.bigoceans.com/2009...
Australia is on my chart - http://www.bigoceans.com/2009...
Speed: 4.6kts Miles2Go: 1303nm 24Hr Run: 106nm Status: En route to Brisbane. Position: http://www.bigoceans.com/trackin...
Just crossed from W of Greenwich to E - This means I've voyaged exactly half way around the planet!
Speed: 4.9kts Miles2Go: 1522nm 24Hr Run: 115nm Status: En route to Brisbane. Position: http://www.bigoceans.com/trackin...
Thanks for Jessica update - Estimates put her approx 300nm from me. Too bad I don't have an SSB transceiver...
Does anyone know the position of Jessica Watson? If so pls SMS it to me... Maybe we will cross paths?
SE trades resumed last night. Back to good sailing, passing between two islands.
Speed: 4.6kts Miles2Go: 1638nm 24Hr Run: 40nm Status: En route to Brisbane. Position: http://www.bigoceans.com/trackin...
Where have the SE winds gone? I'll end up in Fiji on this course...
Speed: 3kts Miles2Go: 1741nm 24Hr Run: 57nm Status: Moored, Vavau, Tonga Position: http://www.bigoceans.com/trackin...
Spent several days at anchor, thinking. Left 2 days ago, slow progress, beating into SW winds...
Go Nick from Bluemapia.com - http://www.flickr.com/photos...
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I woke up to Constellation on her side, being looted. It was a dream. The wind has an eery sound in the rig this morning. Leaving is hard...
They say a sailor without dreams is yet a sailor, a sailor without fears is a dead sailor. Dream, yet fear... No one can judge how it should be done but yourself, and I think you have always done the best you can. Sail on, Sailor!
- Weide
Hassled by customs. They didn't believe I sailed from the US to Tonga & only had one stamp from Samoa. Cold & rainy, not leaving today.
New blogpost: Final leg, Tonga to Australia http://www.bigoceans.com/2009...
Final leg, Tonga to Australia - http://www.bigoceans.com/2009...
Provisioning is terrible here... Looks like it's 3 weeks of corned beef and rice. Yum!
Yes, I've figured out the fish feed finally. This is the way to do it. Corned beef and rice. Sounds lovely. I bet the beef tastes like steak out there.
- Maria Perkins
From Teddius, California - http://www.flickr.com/photos...
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Scrubbed the hull, organised a dock to raft up to & take on water/provisions in the morning. Almost ready to sail nonstop to Australia.
Who knew buying anything at all in Tonga would be nearly impossible. I just want a tire repair kit so the dinghy stops sinking.
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