We departed Noumea this evening. Just managing to get out of the pass and clear of all the reefs at dusk. We are sailing on a close reach almost due South in 30 to 35 kts. of wind. Seas are moderate and it feels comfortable. Occasional spray in the cockpit. Radioed a large container vessel […]

We were only allowed to stay four days in Lifou before needing to sail to Noumea to check in with Immigration and Quaritine. Starting our passage of a day and a half at 4:30 AM to catch a good tide into Havannah Pass at the south end of the Island of New Caledonia we saw […]

We are currently 2 hours away from We, Lifou. The fairly cloudless full moon last night was like having having our own flashlight in the sky. It was a magical evening. Feeling the steady warm winds and watching the very visible moonlit seas passing beneath INTENTION and twinkling with Phosfouressence. The Loyalty Islands are rural, […]

We are back in Port Vila after our Volcano adventure. While in Tanna AJ felt he needed to quickly return to NZ. So we made a quick passage in high winds and seas to PV. We are currently waiting for the rain to stop and more importantly the wind to come from the east to […]

On 11/4/07, Jim Marco wrote: INTENTION from Resolution Bay Yacht Club Resolution Bay Yacht Club Inside Resolution Bay Yacht Club Guest sleeping huts at Resolution Bay Yacht Club AJ and Kenley

The day before yesterday there was a miscommunication with the driver and instead of traveling to Customs and Immigration, we got some exercise by taking a hike down the road to Turtle Bay had a nice lunch of fresh fruit and bread and hike back. Yesterday, we took a 4WD pickup truck over the volcano […]

Last night, we were driven by pick-up to see more of the red glow & large white billowing clouds smelling of sulfur coming from the rim, and hear and feel the loud explosions in the lava filled molten crater of the active volcano, Yasur, which means ‘god’ in all of Tanna’s local languages. I was […]

Hi everyone, My new crew, Kenley (from Las Vegas) and AJ (from New Zealand), and I sailed out of Port Vila in the late afternoon the day before yesterday. We are starting with a look at the active Volcano on Tanna Island and eventually stopping in New Zealand. Where I will fly back to visit […]

After spending almost 3 weeks, making new friends in waterfall Bay. It is time to sail south Loganville. While in waterfall Bay my alternator stopped working and I was using this only solar panels as my source of electricity. It meant sending little e-mail, no refrigeration, and during this 140 mile passage I will not […]

As I mentioned in my previous journal entry I am currently in an Anchorage called waterfall Bay on the island of Vanua Lava where there is a five-day cruiser Festival starting today with custom singing and dancing as well as local food feasts. At the moment it’s raining and I will go into the village […]