22 50 South 175 58 West !42 NM made good 120 NM to TONGA Best days run so far today. Still very windy conditions. looking forward to landfall. Day 10 found us 20 miles directly up wind motor sailing past the point entrance and into the bay anchoring just after dark. Dragged anchor & reanchored […]

25 08 South 176 30 West 102 NM made good 256 to Tonga The windvane is steering fine in these 20-25 Knot winds with gusts to 30. Down to a double reefed Main and staysail. Crew, Harmony, is doing great. Holding on, wedging in, and putting up with the rocking and deep rolling of INTENTION […]

26 44.35 South 177 12.74 West 137 NM dist. made good. 359 NM to Tonga Well, just as i rave about my AUTOHELM 1000 auto pilot being so great, it stops working. Now using the windvane only and changing it frequently as the wind keeps changing. I keep forgetting that cruising is ‘fixing your boat […]

28 53.7 degs. South 178 10.15 degs. West 110 NM Dist. made good 500 NM to Nuku’alofa on Tongatapu As the rising sun illuminated Raoul Island (29 16S 177 55W) slowly about 20 NM off INTENTION’s Starboard bow we marveled at the greenery and the steep cliffs surrounding all its visible parts. It would not […]

S 30 13.7 Degs. South 179 37.1 Degs. West Traveled 76 NM by GPS toward Tonga 83 NM on log. much Zig-zaging in light airs We gained a day, Crossed the international dateline. Wind were very light the first half of the day. Started engine to charge batteries and motor and when done at 1 […]