Rite of Passage

Latitude: 20 deg 30′ S Longitude: 173 deg 34′ W by Bryson 3:00am, The start of my shift. I heard the rapping on my window, I guess Hugh doesn’t want to come down. Slowly the haze of sleep evaporated and the reality starts to seep in. Feeling around...

I survived the Rarotongan Jetwash!

Lat: 21 deg, 12.3 minutes, S Long: 159 deg, 47.1 minutes W Docked, Avatiu Harbour, Rarotonga, Cook Islands. by Ryan The “Rarotongan Tattoo” is the term the Cook Island locals use to describe road rash that tourist get from crashing one of the thousand...

Hairy Seas, Torrential Downpours….and some Epic Waves.

October 26, 2007 By Andy After spending most of the day enjoying the calm waters inside the lagoon on the leeward side of Morrea, it was time to get a move on and start what was to be an introduction to night crossings for the guests, Nancy and I. It all started quite...

Breezy days

Latitude: 19 degrees, 24.4′ South Longitude: 156 degrees, 19.3′ West – by Hugh Lest there be some confusion about the conditions we’ve experienced thus far on the crossing from Bora Bora to Rarotonga, let me draw your attention to the phrase...