After over a week of heavy rain and sometimes very blustery winds the weather has finally broken. We are taking this sunny opportunity to escape from the dirty little town if Gizo and start exploring the surrounding islands in the western province of the Solomn Islands. Our first stop is to check out a cyclone…
Category: Sailing
Sailing, Storms and Safety in the Solomon’s
We got some stormy weather from Mother Nature as this years Christmas present.
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Throwback Thursday: Power Struggle Part 2
The second installment of Throwback Thursday Power Struggle. Will she drown in her own soggy boredom? Will he return to a brand new women? Read on to find out.
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Halo from Hazy Honiara
We have officially crossed back into tropical weather having crossed the 10*S line on the chart on the way up to the Solomon Islands. Things here are sticky and overwhelmingly hot, at least when you are walking around the city in the midday sun with bags full of groceries. But even while sailing we’ve been…
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El Nino and the Watermaker
“Water, water everywhere but nary a drop to drink.” Sailors, watermakers and the upcoming cyclone season.
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Sailing to the Solomon’s
Sailing to the Solomons and you can follow along.
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Expectations and Reflections
I realize this space has been pretty quiet for the last few weeks. We’ve been moving a lot and there has been a fair amount of exploring; us trying to squeeze as much of Vanuatu in before we leave. And then there is the endless everyday-ness of living and travelling on a sailboat; equipment failures,…
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Lukim Yu / Goodbye
Sometimes it feels like this voyaging life is nothing but a long string of emotionally draining good byes. People often like to say that it isn’t really “goodbye” but more of a “see you again” but that is nothing more than a play of words to pacify the heart. Sure the world is a small…
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Throwback Thursday; Landfall
On the 21st morning of our passage I wake long before the alarm goes off for my 0600 watch. The early morning air is warm so I dress lightly in a short sleeve top and yoga pants then step out into the cockpit to check our position. Steve and I share a quick good…
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Heather Francis Onboard, the October issue of BWS
The October issue of Blue Water Sailing is on news stands now. Inside you can find the second edition of my column on crew health and welfare, “Heather Francis Onboard”. This month I address the aliment that lots of sailors have suffered through but not many talk about; Seasickness. Here’s a photo sent from Kim,…
