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New Caledonia… then home!

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Adventures, thoughts and general commentary from the 7 continents of the world. : Contact. New Caledonia… then home! Two and a half years ago, I sailed past New Caledonia on the way to Vanuatu from Sydney. I was sailing aboard. Land Ahoy we sight New Caledonia after 4 days at sea en route from Fiji. Happy faces Sofi and Jose (asleep) complete their first international offshore passage. Ok, OK so we HAVE to drink a rum n coke and say thank you to Neptune and whoooo? Bienvenue a Nouvelle Caledonie. The nex...

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A short stay in Vava’u, Northern Tonga

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Adventures, thoughts and general commentary from the 7 continents of the world. : Contact. A short stay in Vava’u, Northern Tonga. Calm before the storm, Wahoo Sashimi – powering along in a gentle breeze and calm seas. Had a look at the GRIB and decided to slow down to hopefully let the majority of the front pass North, before we plough straight through it. 216 to go – calm seas, and a gentle breeze on the beam – calm before the storm? Psyching up to take on the night watch in pouring rain and big seas.

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Getting out of the ground… 4 weeks of sheer chaos!

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Adventures, thoughts and general commentary from the 7 continents of the world. : Contact. Getting out of the ground… 4 weeks of sheer chaos! I can hardly believe that this blog entry only covers a 4 week period it was difficult, stressful, chaotic, exciting and most of all productive and rewarding! Many years ago I agreed to do a Sydney to Hobart Race as a bowman on a leaky 40 footer I will never forget the thought that crossed my mind about 30 hours into the 5 day race as I was holding on for dear life.

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Atlantic - Gavin's blog

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Adventures, thoughts and general commentary from the 7 continents of the world. : Contact. Archive for the 'Atlantic' Category. Crossing the Panama Canal. A Caribbean Christmas – Sunshine, Palm Trees and Rum! The 2010 Atlantic crossing – 12 Short stories. Canary Islands to Cabo Verde – Fish, sunshine and warm water! How to make a Mahi Mahi lure onboard a sailing yacht. Two weeks in Morocco, new friends & fun times in the Canary Islands. Sailing with the Girl with the dragon Tattoo. 1000 miles to Bermuda.

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Bula… Fiji turns it on!

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Adventures, thoughts and general commentary from the 7 continents of the world. : Contact. Bula… Fiji turns it on! As we approach the 1 month anniversary of our arrival in Fiji, I find myself seriously wondering if life is in fact fair? The fun times have not stopped, and despite a few reality checks here and there, we have been blessed with rewarding experiences at every turn. so if life is fair, how will we be expected to repay all of this good fortune? Our stop in Suva had a number of objectives first...

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Suwarrow Atoll – the underwater playground!

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Adventures, thoughts and general commentary from the 7 continents of the world. : Contact. Suwarrow Atoll – the underwater playground! We sailed west from Bora Bora on a Wednesday morning. Our last night in French Polynesia was spent at the local Karaoke restaurant, listening to the local crowd busting out love song after love song surprisingly entertaining! But by Day 3 the seas had calmed down, the sea legs kicked in and Scotty reeled in his first Tuna things were looking up. Everyone was eager to arri...

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Bahamas - Gavin's blog

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Adventures, thoughts and general commentary from the 7 continents of the world. : Contact. Archive for the 'Bahamas' Category. Tree huggers delight… Squander goes au naturale’! In search of Elle. Grand Bahama… an unplanned stop! Welcome to the archives here at seven. Have a look around. Who, where, how? Where are we now? The Voyage of Squander. July 2009 – December 2009. Dec 2008 to Feb 2009 – South Eastern Australia. Birka – Henrik, Kerstin and Calle. Circus – Patrick and Amanda. Cruising Yacht for sale.

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seven: July 2009 – December 2009

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Adventures, thoughts and general commentary from the 7 continents of the world. : Contact. July 2009 – December 2009. Who, where, how? Where are we now? The Voyage of Squander. July 2009 – December 2009. Dec 2008 to Feb 2009 – South Eastern Australia. Birka – Henrik, Kerstin and Calle. Circus – Patrick and Amanda. Cruising Yacht for sale. Dania – Anders, Lasse and Dennis. Moksha – The original orange one. Solstice – John and Shirlee. Floor baby, walls and roof…. A new adventure – building a house.

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Surf’s up in the Society islands – From Tahiti to Bora Bora

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Adventures, thoughts and general commentary from the 7 continents of the world. : Contact. Surf’s up in the Society islands – From Tahiti to Bora Bora. Having left the Tuamotu archipelago we did an overnight sail from Apataki Atoll to the island of Tahiti. We desperately wanted to get there in time to catch the massive 15 foot SW swell that was hitting the islands and specifically the world famous Teahupoo pass where the likes of Laird Hamilton were putting on a show. July in French Polynesia is all abou...