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s/v Luckness: Day 4: NZ to Minerva/Tonga
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One foot in Seattle, one toe in a Pacific Seacraft 37. Where will that toe go? Tuesday, May 12, 2015. Day 4: NZ to Minerva/Tonga. Date: May 13, 2015. 28° 50 S 176° 57 E. Water Temp: 70.7. Distance to go: 370nm. But for tonight, I will probably bob around, in gentle seas. When there is no wind at all, Ill reduce more of my sail and increase my sleep timer to an hour - luxury! Nothing much else to report. Nothing has broken yet! Its warm, sunny, peaceful and Im enjoying being out sailing again. Day 9: arri...
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s/v Luckness: August 2014
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One foot in Seattle, one toe in a Pacific Seacraft 37. Where will that toe go? Saturday, August 16, 2014. It seems that I've mentioned Niue twice now, but haven't really blogged about my stay there. This is that post. Ok Back to Niue. There are great opportunities to stretch your legs here. You can easily rent bicycles, motorcycles or cars - I opted for a bicycle. The local roads are in good shape and they are often shaded by trees as you pass through forested areas. As you ride along the coa...The islan...
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s/v Luckness: Arrival in Tonga
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One foot in Seattle, one toe in a Pacific Seacraft 37. Where will that toe go? Wednesday, May 27, 2015. The passage went well. This is something most people say as a way of getting the "how's it going? Question out of the way. Ask most cruisers "How did your passage go? Just after they finished, and most will say "it went really well! May 28, 2015 at 9:56 AM. Life is good indeed. Good of you to share a bit of reality into the ideal dream! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Are you in a hurry?
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s/v Luckness: October 2014
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One foot in Seattle, one toe in a Pacific Seacraft 37. Where will that toe go? Wednesday, October 29, 2014. Tonga Part 2 and onward. I was preparing to leave a little over a week ago, but watching the weather systems develop I didnt like the look of the weather window that was opening, and so skipped that one and have been waiting to see what the next one looked like. I like the look of this next weather window, and will make the final call on it tomorrow morning to either stay or go. Watts = Volts x Amps.
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s/v Luckness: April 2015
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One foot in Seattle, one toe in a Pacific Seacraft 37. Where will that toe go? Tuesday, April 14, 2015. What I did on my summer vacation. I've been in New Zealand for over five months now. I like it here! In my last blog posting, in December of last year, at one point I said:. I've only been to a few of the anchorages now, but it is a beautiful, easy area and I think I'll be here for several months, at least.". I've been wondering a little to myself "what is cruising anyway? Am I still doing it? The app ...
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s/v Luckness: July 2014
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One foot in Seattle, one toe in a Pacific Seacraft 37. Where will that toe go? Sunday, July 27, 2014. I also saw a few Sting Ray's, and still think they're the cutest things ever, aside from dolphins of course. Although these ones seem to hold their stinger in the Ready position, perhaps a little more wild than those in Moorea. Deeply buried anchor and chain. My Rocna was deeply buried here, which is very good to see. I spent much of my time here working on a little software project I had put off for a w...
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s/v Luckness: Day 9: arrived in North Minerva
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One foot in Seattle, one toe in a Pacific Seacraft 37. Where will that toe go? Sunday, May 17, 2015. Day 9: arrived in North Minerva. Date: May 18, 2015. 23° 39.695 S 178° 55.027 W. Water Temp: 73.4. Im anchored on the south side of North Minerva Reef. Yay. There is a fringing sand shelf, however unlike Beveridge, it doesnt look like you can anchor on the shelf. The guide I has talks about the shelf being a thin layer of sand on coral and from what I see, I agree with that. May 19, 2015 at 7:50 AM. Day 7...
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s/v Luckness: Day 7: NZ to Minerva/Tonga
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One foot in Seattle, one toe in a Pacific Seacraft 37. Where will that toe go? Friday, May 15, 2015. Day 7: NZ to Minerva/Tonga. Date: May 16, 2015. 26° 20 S 178° 49 E. Water Temp: 73.4. Distance to go: 200nm. Im my last blog post I said that nothing had broken - thats changed. I found the toilet roll holder that is mounted on a door beneath the head sink has fallen off. If thats the extent of the breakage Ill be feeling pretty lucky. All remains well onboard. Radio email processed by SailMail. If you ne...
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s/v Luckness: November 2014
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One foot in Seattle, one toe in a Pacific Seacraft 37. Where will that toe go? Wednesday, November 12, 2014. Passage to NZ: finished! I arrived on the customs dock in Opua, NZ, at 4:30pm, Nov 10th. That makes this passage 10 days 7 hours in length, from start to stop. Anyway, I turned on the engine while 40nm away from Opua and started motoring at around 1am. I like to sail but I'm not a sailing purist. We stopped the tow, and I followed him into Opua. That's about it for now. Its so nice to be here.
