If you haven’t already picked up on checking the position reports, please do. It allow you know where I’ve been and feel more connected. We’ve been able to sail a lot today and probably all night tonight so the fuel situation should be OK even with the long entrance into the Bay of Islands, Opua. […]

In the morning we sailed passed and North by 10 miles of Norfolk Island. We were able to make out lots of the Norfolk Pine trees that originated there and are found through out this Pacific region. A pod of 5 Dolphins were following us for miles. I was sitting in the seat I built […]

Yesterday was a day the Gods of the winds having fun with or tested me. I must remember to have humility, patience, and be thankful for all I do have. We had 25-30 knots SE winds from the direction of our destination. INTENTION was sailing SW which would have been wonderful if we intended to […]

Our position 24 degrees 26.6 minuets South & 166 degrees 40.2 minuets East 24 hours after leaving the outer reef Pass sailing as close to the wind as the confused seas would allow or close hauled. By the following day at 6 PM Local time it gave us a very respectable day’s run of 127 […]

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 […]