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NEW CALEDONIA - The Great NorthOctober 2016The Great North Reef at Ile PottWe had been advised not to cruise the Great North, supposed to be a cradle of violent independentists. But the lagoon...
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NEW CALEDONIA - West Coast
NEW CALEDONIAÂ - Â West Coast - Â An Underwater ParadiseOctober 2106Â Oh, I suppose it could take for ever to explore the West Coast of New Caledonia and we certainly could have spent many more weeks in...
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ADIEU NEW CALEDONIADecember 6, 2016 - Ile des PinsDOMINO at anchor in Baie de l'Orphelinat, NoumeaThis is our last day in New Caledonia, after 10 weeks and a fantastic circumnavigation. Still, there...
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Rekindling the Dream
Rekindling the DreamSkies over  Ovea, The Loyaute Islands, New CaledoniaPahia, New ZealandApril 21, 2017A few months ago, on the 4th of July, I thought that the earth had caved in, that the “Sky had...
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Gotta Love Your Boat
GOTTA LOVE YOUR BOATEnough visibility at the helm?April 24, 2017Pahia, New ZealandA strange thing happened during these last few months. As I mentioned in our last blog, we had put DOMINO on the...
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DOMINO's Fiji Compendium
Opua, April 3, 2017  -Caught a swimsuit model relaxing at Octopus Resort, Yasawas. The Fiji cruising season is upon us and yachts are lining up in Opua, waiting for a weather window.  We've cruised...
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Leaving New Zealand
Leaving New ZealandRussell, May 25, 2017It seems that leaving New Zealand is never easy. It’s not just the great boating and fishing that hold us back; it’s not just the friendly Kiwis that tug at our...
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Into Vanuatu
Into VanuatuPort Vila, June 1, 2017Arriving Port Vila at sunrise.Patience has its rewards. For five weeks, we waited for a weather window to leave New Zealand, and suddenly it was there. On the tail...
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Pentecost Island - 1-2-3 Jump!
Pentecost Island (Vanuatu) - June 2nd, 2017.This was the stuff DISCOVERY Channel and National Geographic crave: Land Diving on Pentecost Island. One of the world’s few remaining rites of passage, Land...
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Ambryn
Bring out the yam!"This is Your Yam."Port Vila, VanuatuOctober 14, 2013The Men... celebrating their ranks and hierarchy with the Rome Dance"This is your Yam - Ambryn."Â Words spoken to Capt. Cook by...
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Cruising Vanuatu
In the banks Islands, dug-out canoes are the only way to fly!December 19, 2017DOMINO in VanuatuWeeks, months go by and we have been so involved with land life that I haven’t written much. Already, we...
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DOMINO... Powercat with muscle
DOMINO Powercat For SaleMajuro, Marshall IslandsJanuary 2018After a full season in Vanuatu and a short month in marvelous Kiribati, we are now cruising the Marshall Islands. We are planning on...
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VANUATU - The Happiest People
VANUATU - The Happiest People on EarthBettina... my little friendMay 14, 2018Majuro, Marshall Islands,As our 8-year island-cruising extravaganza draws to a close, we look back and draw hyperboles,...
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Gratitude in Kiribati
Most Grateful People: Kiribati Our lady friend in Abaiang, south villageMemorial Day 2018Majuro, Marshall IslandsOn this memorial day, 2018, I thought it would be appropriate to thank our servicemen...
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Transpac 2, Part I
TRANSPAC 2Week 1Marshall Islands to MidwayJune 4-11, 2018* I hope you enjoy the recipes and book references.June 7, 2018, some 750 NM north-northeast of the Marshall Islands. When I think of crossing...
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Transpac 2 - Part II
TRANSPAC 2Week 2Running from the stormThis is definitely NOT Alaska! Aloha Waikiki!Day 8 - June 11 - Dang! This storm is not going away! Instead of weakening, it’s gaining strength and dipping south,...
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CRUISING HAWAII - Oahu
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TRANSPAC III
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DODGING HURRICANES in HAWAII
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POWERCATS vs/ MONOHULLS
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Cruising Again
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A NEPTUNIAN WELCOMENeptune must love us. He welcomed us back in the water with wide open arms, blowing kisses and slapping our backs, with tears of joy and an all-nighter to remember!November 26,...
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 CRUISING IN THE TIME OF COVID-19December 4, 2020 - Sea of Cortez, Somewhere between La Paz and Puerto Vallarta22*28’N , 108*25’W, Heading SE @12 Kts, Wind 12KT from NW, 3-5’ following seas, Air Temp...
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NEW CALEDONIA - LOYALTY ISLANDS - OUVEA
NEW CALEDONIA - LOYALTY ISLANDS - OUVEAIN SEARCH OF THE RIGHT CHIEF (Happened to be a woman!)The anchorage at Mouly: sand, sand, and more sandWeather is uncertain, an alternance of highs and lows, of...
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NEW CALEDONIA - East Coast
NEW CALEDONIA - East Coast - In search of good holding.October 2017Hienghene - A gem not to be missedCircumnavigating New Caledonia is typically done in a counter-clockwise fashion. Since the...
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